Definition of Decapitation

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Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.
  • Decapitation
    Ballentine's Law Dictionary

    Beheading.

  • Decapitation
    Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

    The act of beheading. A mode of capital punishment by cutting off the head.