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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdecapitação
Pronunciation / Transliteration: deh-kah-pee-tah-sow
"A decapitação era usada como pena capital no passado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of cutting off the head of a person or animal.
"Historical accounts detail the public decapitation of traitors in the castle courtyard." - 2
The removal of the top or head part of something, such as a plant or an organization's leadership.
"The corporate strategy involved the sudden decapitation of the executive management team."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word decapitatio, formed from the prefix de- (off, away) and caput (head). It entered the English language in the early 17th century, initially used in legal and historical contexts to describe the formal execution of criminals or political prisoners.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Decapitation" is said worldwide
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décapitation
Transliteration: dey-ka-pee-ta-syohn
"La décapitation était une méthode d'exécution courante autrefois."
Enthauptung
Transliteration: ent-howp-toong
"Die Enthauptung war im Mittelalter eine übliche Strafe."
decapitazione
Transliteration: deh-kah-pee-tah-tsee-oh-neh
"La decapitazione veniva eseguita con la ghigliottina."
decapitación
Transliteration: deh-kah-pee-tah-syohn
"La decapitación fue abolida en la mayoría de los países modernos."
decapitação
Transliteration: deh-kah-pee-tah-sow
"A decapitação era usada como pena capital no passado."
सिर, धड़ से अलग करना
Transliteration: sir, dhar se alag karna
Script: सिर धड़ से अलग करना
"इतिहास में कई राजाओं को सिर धड़ से अलग करने की सजा दी जाती थी।"
斩首
Transliteration: zhǎn shǒu
"古代的刑罚中包括斩首。"
참수
Transliteration: cham-su
"그 범죄자는 참수형에 처해졌다."
斬首
Transliteration: zanshu
"歴史上、斬首は重罪に対する一般的な刑罰でした。"
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