Definition of decapitation in English:
decapitation
noun ˌdiːkapɪˈteɪʃ(ə)ndɪkapɪˈteɪʃ(ə)ndəˌkæpəˈteɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun1The action of cutting off the head of a person or animal.
England's last public decapitation
shocking scenes of decapitation and murder
Example sentencesExamples
- The footage seemed irresistible to television, which kept replaying it, although not the grisly decapitation.
- Animals were killed by decapitation and destruction of the brain and spinal cord.
- France had various experiments with monarchy, even after the decapitation of Louis XVI.
- Male initiation rites among the Asmat no longer involve decapitation.
- Aid workers would be flowing into the area right now if they didn't fear decapitation.
- Hunters must dispatch snakes with a shot or knife blow to the head - decapitation is not recommended by animal welfare groups.
- He is serving a life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder and decapitation of his victim.
- The big fear in Canada, following a particularly gruesome incident, is random decapitations on intercity buses.
- His brutal decapitation raises similar issues that this article addresses, issues that we hoped to never have to reconsider.
- Police at the scene of the accident said the woman was lucky to avoid decapitation.
- 1.1 An attempt to undermine a group or organization by removing its leaders.
as modifier the decapitation strategy had failed almost completely
Example sentencesExamples
- Every briefing included satellite pictures showing precision attacks on targets selected for decapitation strikes.
- Officials don't want a decapitation of the regime that would leave no counter-party for negotiation.
- The war began in March with US forces launching a "decapitation attack" aimed at the country's president.
- The outcome of this special operation is called a coup d' etat or a political decapitation.
- Stalin had determined on the decapitation of the nations he had conquered.
- The end result was the further coercion, co-option and decapitation of the movement.
- In contrast, a country susceptible of being a target for political decapitation will try to protect itself.
- Among the early missile strikes two days later was an apparent attempt at decapitation of the enemy leadership.
- The invasion was seen as a decapitation exercise.
- The decapitation attempt succeeded in causing panic among top officials and in spreading a belief that many of them had been killed.
Definition of decapitation in US English:
decapitation
noundəˌkæpəˈteɪʃ(ə)ndəˌkapəˈtāSH(ə)n
1The action of cutting off the head of a person or animal.
England's last public decapitation
shocking scenes of decapitation and murder
Example sentencesExamples
- France had various experiments with monarchy, even after the decapitation of Louis XVI.
- The footage seemed irresistible to television, which kept replaying it, although not the grisly decapitation.
- Hunters must dispatch snakes with a shot or knife blow to the head - decapitation is not recommended by animal welfare groups.
- Male initiation rites among the Asmat no longer involve decapitation.
- Animals were killed by decapitation and destruction of the brain and spinal cord.
- Aid workers would be flowing into the area right now if they didn't fear decapitation.
- His brutal decapitation raises similar issues that this article addresses, issues that we hoped to never have to reconsider.
- The big fear in Canada, following a particularly gruesome incident, is random decapitations on intercity buses.
- He is serving a life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder and decapitation of his victim.
- Police at the scene of the accident said the woman was lucky to avoid decapitation.
- 1.1 An attempt to undermine a group or organization by removing its leaders.
as modifier the decapitation strategy had failed almost completely
Example sentencesExamples
- The outcome of this special operation is called a coup d' etat or a political decapitation.
- Stalin had determined on the decapitation of the nations he had conquered.
- The end result was the further coercion, co-option and decapitation of the movement.
- The invasion was seen as a decapitation exercise.
- Every briefing included satellite pictures showing precision attacks on targets selected for decapitation strikes.
- The decapitation attempt succeeded in causing panic among top officials and in spreading a belief that many of them had been killed.
- In contrast, a country susceptible of being a target for political decapitation will try to protect itself.
- Among the early missile strikes two days later was an apparent attempt at decapitation of the enemy leadership.
- Officials don't want a decapitation of the regime that would leave no counter-party for negotiation.
- The war began in March with US forces launching a "decapitation attack" aimed at the country's president.