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Negative commandment 112 of 365

Not to sever completely the head of a fowl, brought as a sin-offering

Maimonides

Not to sever completely the head of a fowl, brought as a sin-offering, as it is said, “…. and he shall wring its head from its neck, but shall not divide it asunder” (Lev. 5:8).

Leviticus 5:8

KJV
And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:
ASV
And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin-offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it asunder:
WEB
He shall bring them to the priest, who shall first offer the one which is for the sin offering. He shall wring off its head from its neck, but shall not sever it completely.
JPS
And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin-offering first, and pinch off its head close by its neck, but shall not divide it asunder.