decapitation

Cutting the head from the body, typically as a form of execution.

The includes the head currently being removed, or just before or after.

See also

• headless, a body without a head
• severed head, a head without a body
• disembodied head, a severed head with its body (but not dead)
• exploded head, a body with the head not intact
• dullahan, a headless knight/horse rider
• guillotine
• severed torso
• guro

The following tags are aliased to this tag: beheading (learn more).