beheading

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Noun beheading has 2 senses

decapitation, beheading - execution by cutting off the victim's head
--₁ is a kind of execution, executing, capital punishment, death penalty
decapitation, beheading - killing by cutting off the head
--₂ is a kind of killing, kill, putting to death

Verb behead has 1 sense

decapitate, behead - cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"
--₁ is one way to kill
Sample sentence:
They want to behead the prisoners

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