beheading

be·head

 (bĭ-hĕd′)

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

To separate the head from; decapitate.

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

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beheading

(bɪˈhɛdɪŋ)

n

the action of decapitating someone

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Thesaurus

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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Translations

Enthauptung

αποκεφαλισμόςκαρατόμηση

pea maha raiumine

décapitation

עריפה

lefejezés

decapitazione

打ち首

decapitação

обезглавливание