behead

• Verbe signifiant couper la tête de quelqu'un, généralement comme exécution.

A verb meaning to cut off the head of someone, typically as a form of execution.

1. DecapitateB2formal

   To cut off the head of a person or animal, typically as a form of execution.

   décapiter

   • The executioner beheaded the condemned prisoner with a single stroke.
   • In some historical cultures, enemies were beheaded as a trophy.
   • The king ordered the traitor to be beheaded in the public square.

   Synonymesdecapitateguillotinehead