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Noun
S:
(n)
decapitation
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beheading
(execution by cutting off the victim's head)
S:
(n)
decapitation
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beheading
(killing by cutting off the head)
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Verb
S:
(v)
decapitate
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behead
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decollate
(cut the head of)
"the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"
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S:
(v)
guillotine
(kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine)
"The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country"
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S:
(v)
kill
(cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)
"This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
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cause
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