DECAPITATION Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word decapitation. (close relations)
Definition of DECAPITATION
decapitator
Best Alternative Words for DECAPITATION
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| beheading | nounn | |||||||
noun • execution by cutting off the victim's head • killing by cutting off the head | ||||||||
| execution | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • putting a condemned person to death • the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it • (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer • (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable • a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out • the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order • unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being | ||||||||
| guillotine | nounn | |||||||
noun • closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill • instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people verb • kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine | ||||||||
