decapitation

1. (countable, uncountable)Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating.

   If the headsman's axe was sharp and his aim was true, decapitation was a quick and relatively painless form of death.

   Enthauptung, Dekapitation, Köpfung

   обезгла́вливаниеobezglávlivanije

2. (countable, uncountable)The ousting or destruction of the ruling body of a government or other organization.

   A decapitation strike carried out by drone killed many of the country's senior generals.

3. (countable, uncountable)The unseating of a senior politician.

   The decapitation of the Foreign Secretary was a significant publicity coup for the opposition.

1. The coroner determined that the cause of death was decapitation.

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2. Is decapitation painful?

   deTut es weh, geköpft zu werden? — Waldelfe

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3. Well, it's time for your decapitation. Don't you have any last words to say?

   ruНу что ж, пора тебя обезглавить. Не хочешь ли сказать последнее слово? — Ooneykcall

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4. Sami suffered what's referred to as an internal decapitation. In other words, his skull was severed from his spine.

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