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decapitation vs executing

executing vs decapitation

decapitation and executing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decapitation Yes No No No
executing Yes No No No
As nouns, executing is a hypernym of decapitation; that is, executing is a word with a broader meaning than decapitation:
  • decapitation: execution by cutting off the victim's head
  • executing: putting a condemned person to death
Other hypernyms of decapitation include capital punishment, death penalty, execution.
decapitation (noun) executing (noun)
killing by cutting off the head putting a condemned person to death
execution by cutting off the victim's head
Difference between decapitation and executing

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