different between decollation vs beheading

English

From the Latin decollatus, from de + collum.

decollation (countable and uncountable, plural decollations)

The act of beheading someone.
A picture of a decapitation, especially of the head of St John the Baptist on a charger.
The festival of the Baptist, celebrated on 29 August.

From behead +? -ing

beheading

beheading (countable and uncountable, plural beheadings)

An instance of a person being beheaded.
A large crowd gathered to see the beheading.
The guillotine was meant to humanize beheadings, but allowed the French Revolution to execute people at an industrial rate.

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