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be·head (b

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tr.v. be·head·ed, be·head·ing, be·heads

To separate the head from; decapitate.

[Middle English biheden, from Old English behafdian : be-, away from; see be- + hafod, head; see head.]

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Noun	1.	beheading - execution by cutting off the victim's head decapitation capital punishment, death penalty, executing, execution - putting a condemned person to death
	2.	beheading - killing by cutting off the head decapitation kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life

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