Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of cutting off the head; specifically, execution by decapitation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
behead . - noun An instance of at least one person being
beheaded .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun execution by cutting off the victim's head
- noun killing by cutting off the head
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Examples
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And, would logic tell us that publicizing a beheading is a bonus for the perpetrator?
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And, would logic tell us that publicizing a beheading is a bonus for the perpetrator?
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The beheading is to be carried out by Labour peer Lord Ahmed, who welcomed the Government announcement as 'a good day for Britain ', and has vowed to amass 10,000 supporters of the new legislation to celebrate outside Parliament.
Archive 2009-02-01 Dungeekin 2009
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The beheading is to be carried out by Labour peer Lord Ahmed, who welcomed the Government announcement as 'a good day for Britain ', and has vowed to amass 10,000 supporters of the new legislation to celebrate outside Parliament.
Government Introduces New 'Cohesion' Laws Dungeekin 2009
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For example, suppose a state finds that beheading is less cruel than lethal injection.
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Posted in beheading, greyhound bus, murder, vince weiguang li.
Oh Right. Yes. The "Accused". « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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Posted in beheading, greyhound bus, murder, vince weiguang li.
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Popularized by Yasser Arafat and a regular adornment of Muslim terrorists appearing in beheading and hostage-taking videos, the apparel has been mainstreamed by both ignorant and not-so-ignorant fashion designers, celebrities, and left-wing icons.
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Popularized by Yasser Arafat and a regular adornment of Muslim terrorists appearing in beheading and hostage-taking videos, the apparel has been mainstreamed by both ignorant (and not-so-ignorant) fashion designers, celebrities, and left-wing icons.
Michelle Malkin’s Victory Over Doughnut Terrorists « Antiwar.com Blog 2008
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Mexican Tourist Tax (There are times when beheading is the only solution)
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