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An instance of a person being beheaded, typically as capital punishment
“Execution by beheading was a common punishment in the Roman world, although one typically reserved for the 'better class' of criminal, such as Roman citizens.”
Present participle for to take someone's head off, usually as a form of capital punishment
“A guillotine was consequently developed that could behead twenty-five persons at a time.”
Present participle for to kill or cause the death of
Present participle for to make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object
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