Decollation n. : The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; -- especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist.

Decollation n. : A painting representing the beheading of a saint or martyr, esp. of St. John the Baptist.

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executions, guillotine, axe, body, death, punishment, capital punishment, sword, executioner, commoners, Germany, Pakistan, history of the guillotine, Japan, noblemen, victim, abolished, government.

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