noun
- plural of decapitation; acts of cutting off heads, especially as forms of execution
Usage: often refers to historical or violent contexts
Examples
- The history book described the decapitations during the French Revolution.
- Medieval decapitations were often carried out in public squares.
- The museum exhibit showed artifacts related to historical decapitations.
- Ancient civilizations sometimes practiced ritual decapitations.
- The documentary examined decapitations as a form of capital punishment.
- Archaeological evidence revealed decapitations in ancient burial sites.