Italian-English translations for decapitazione

beheadingAt the present time there are five prisoners in a Saudi prison accused of apostasy and they are facing the penalty of death by beheading. Attualmente ci sono cinque detenuti in una prigione dell'Arabia Saudita che, accusati di apostasia, rischiano la condanna a morte per decapitazione. One concerned a young Muslim who, during a demonstration regarding, I believe, the infamous Danish cartoons, called for the beheading of those who insult Islam. Uno riguardava un giovane mussulmano che, nel corso delle manifestazioni contro le tristemente famose vignette danesi, credo, ha invocato la decapitazione per chi insulta l'islam. A large crowd gathered to see the beheading.
decapitationThe European Parliament cannot allow the decapitation of the European sugar industry. Il Parlamento europeo non può permettere la decapitazione del settore europeo dello zucchero. It is intolerable that, in our countries and throughout the world, archaic and inhumane practices such as excision, honour crimes, stoning and decapitation should be accepted. E’ intollerabile che, nei nostri paesi e in tutto il mondo, pratiche arcaiche e inumane come l’escissione, i delitti d’onore, la lapidazione e la decapitazione siano accettate. If the headsmans axe was sharp and his aim was true, decapitation was a quick and relatively painless form of death

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