decapitate

Example:The king ordered that the convicted criminal behead the executioner, performing the sentence himself as a public spectacle.

Definition:To cut off someone's head, especially as a form of capital punishment.

Example:The historian described a 17th-century beheading as a gruesome scene that horrified those present.

Definition:The act of decapitating, usually in the context of a form of execution.

Example:Historically, decapitation has been a common method of execution, aiming to ensure a swift and public death.

Definition:The act of carrying out a sentence of death, especially by judicial or military order.

Example:The country abolished capital punishment, including methods such as decapitation, in favor of life imprisonment.

Definition:A form of punishment in which the state sanctions the death of a criminal, sometimes as a deterrent, and often by methods such as lethal injection, hanging, or decapitation.

Example:The assailant’s goal was not merely to wound, but to decapitate the victim, demonstrating an intent to kill without mercy.

Definition:To cause the death of a living being.