Definition of "decapitating" [decapitating]

• Present participle of decapitate. (verb)

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• "Friday is the day for clearing the crowded prison at Canton, and it is not uncommon on that occasion to see a dozen criminals beheaded in the prison yard in eight minutes, one sweeping blow of the executioner's sword decapitating each human body as it stands erect and blindfolded."
• "A DAWESVILLE man has been fined $3000 for gutting and decapitating a kangaroo then dumping the carcass on the roadside."
• "The relentless air assault on Baghdad killed untold Iraqis but utterly failed in its intended purpose of "decapitating" the Saddam Hussein regime, killing not a single high government official."