DECOLLATION

decollation. Decollation, n. the act of beheading or cutting off

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De′col‐la″tion (?), n. [[L. decollatio: cf. F. décollation.]] 1. 1. The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; — especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist.
2. 2. A painting representing the beheading of a saint or martyr, esp. of St. John the Baptist.