Synonyms of beheading

Noun

1. decapitation, beheading, execution, executing, capital punishment, death penalty

usage: execution by cutting off the victim's head

2. decapitation, beheading, killing, kill, putting to death

usage: killing by cutting off the head

Verb

1. decapitate, behead, decollate, kill

usage: cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"