beheading
/bɪˈhɛdɪŋ/
noun
- The act of cutting off someone's head, especially as a form of execution.
- The painting depicted the beheading of a saint.
- Beheading was once a common method of execution in many cultures.
- News reports condemned the terrorist group's use of beheading.
Synonyms
verb
- Present participle of behead: to cut off the head of someone.
- They are beheading the statue to remove its head.
- The knight was beheading his foes one by one.
- The executioner is beheading the condemned man at dawn.