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).
