Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun decapitation

2 senses of decapitation

Sense 1
decapitation, beheading -- (execution by cutting off the victim's head)
       => execution, executing, capital punishment, death penalty -- (putting a condemned person to death)

Sense 2
decapitation, beheading -- (killing by cutting off the head)
       => killing, kill, putting to death -- (the act of terminating a life)