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beheading

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be·head  (b-hd)
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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Noun1.beheadingbeheading - 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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They're dreadfully fond of beheading people here; the great wonder is, that there's any one left alive
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Carroll, Lewis View in context
"A man cannot behead with a bodkin," said Brown calmly, "and for this murder beheading was absolutely necessary.
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