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Definition of Decapitate

Decapitate
Decapitate De*cap"i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decapitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decapitating.] [LL. decapitatus, p. p. of decapitare; L. de- + caput head. See Chief.] 1. To cut off the head of; to behead. 2. To remove summarily from office. [Colloq. U. S.]

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- Decapitation is the total separation of the head from the body. Such an injury is invariably fatal to humans and most other animals, since it deprives...
- Cattle Decapitation is an American deathgrind band formed in San Diego, California, in 1996. The band's current lineup includes vocalist Travis Ryan, guitarists...
- The Decapitator, or The East London Decapitator. is an anonymous England-based culture-jamming street artist, known for his gruesome and grisly beheadings...
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- Decapitation was a standard method of capital punishment in pre-modern Islamic law. By the end of the 20th century, its use had been abandoned in most...
- about his death, they invaded the pitch and stoned da Silva, before decapitating him, quartering him, and putting his head on a stake in the pitch. Police...
- Decapitation is a military strategy aimed at removing the leadership or command and control of a hostile government or group. In nuclear warfare theory...
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- Thatcher in February 2002. On 3 July 2002, theatre producer Paul Kelleher decapitated the statue while it was on display at Guildhall Art Gallery. Having unsuccessfully...
- beheaded, arranged alphabetically by country or region and with date of decapitation. Special sections on "Religious figures" and "Fictional characters" are...