decapitation

[US]/di,kæpi'teiʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. halshugning, afskedigelse; handlingen med at hugge hovedet af nogen
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Example Sentences

The criminal was sentenced to decapitation for his heinous crime.

Kriminellen blev idømt halshugning for sin frygtelige forbrydelse.

Decapitation was a common form of execution in medieval times.

Halshugning var en almindelig form for henrettelse i middelalderen.

Legends often involve stories of decapitation and resurrection.

Legender involverer ofte historier om halshugning og genoplivning.

The executioner carried out the decapitation swiftly and efficiently.

Bøddelen udførte halshugningen hurtigt og effektivt.

The decapitation scene in the movie was extremely graphic and disturbing.

Halshugningsscenen i filmen var ekstremt grafisk og foruroligende.

The rebel leader narrowly escaped decapitation by the enemy forces.

Oprørslederen slap lige akkurat for halshugning af fjendens styrker.

Decapitation was used as a form of punishment for traitors in ancient China.

Halshugning blev brugt som en strafform for forrædere i oldtidens Kina.

The guillotine was a notorious device used for decapitation during the French Revolution.

Girotinen var en berygtet enhed, der blev brugt til halshugning under den franske revolution.

The king ordered the decapitation of the captured enemy soldiers.

Kongen beordrede halshugningen af de fangede fjendtlige soldater.

Decapitation is often depicted in horror movies as a gruesome form of death.

Halshugning er ofte skildret i gyserfilm som en grufuld form for død.

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