decapitation
noun/dɪˌkæpɪˈteɪʃn/
/dɪˌkæpɪˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- the action of cutting off somebody's head; the fact of somebody's head being cut off synonym beheading
- The child narrowly escaped decapitation by the propellers.
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