斬ざん首しゅ刑けい

noun

decapitation (as a punishment)

Refers specifically to execution by beheading, often in historical or legal contexts.

• 斬ざん首しゅ刑けいは、かつて多おおくの国くにで行おこなわれていた刑けい罰ばつだ。

  Decapitation was a punishment once carried out in many countries.