decapitation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun execution by cutting off the victim's head
    beheading.
  2. noun killing by cutting off the head
    beheading.

WordNet

De*cap`i*ta"tion noun
Etymology
LL. decapitatio: cf. F. décapitation.
Definitions
  1. The act of beheading; beheading.

Webster 1913