English Dictionary

decapitation

/dɪˌkæp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/

noun

Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating. / The ousting or destruction of the ruling body of a government or other organization. / (politics) The unseating of a senior politician.

The decapitation of the prisoner was carried out in public.

意味（1）

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.

意味（2）

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.

意味（3）

(politics) The unseating of a senior politician.

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