Decapitation
The act of beheading a person, usually instantly such as with a large and heavy knife or by guillotine, as a form of capital punishment. This form of capital punishment is still in use in some Arab countries, notably Saudi Arabia.
DECAPITATION, punishment. The punishment of putting a person to death by taking off his head.
DECEDENT. In the acts of descent and distribution in Pennsylvania, this word is frequently used for a deceased person, testate or intestate.
Expanded Legal Definition of Death PenaltyDecapitation The act of beheading a person, usually instantly such as with a large and heavy knife or by guillotine, as a form of capital punishment.
Guillotine
A device developed in France to inflict the death penalty through decapitation by the dropping of a weighted and sharp metal blade onto the restrained neck of a convict.
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970), directed by Russ Meyer and released by 20th Century Fox, received an "X" rating for its implied sex and brutally violent climax (depicting a decapitation), but was later reclassified as NC-17 in 1990.
appointed to assist an infant or other mentally incapable defendant or plaintiff, or any such incapacitated person that may be a party in a legal action. Guillotine A device developed in France to inflict the death penalty through decapitation ...
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