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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Behead \Be*head"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Beheaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beheading}.] [OE. bihefden, AS. behe['a]fdian; pref. be- + he['a]fod head. See {Head}.] To sever the head from; to take off the head of.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
beheading
noun
1: execution by cutting off the victim's head [syn: {decapitation}]
2: killing by cutting off the head [syn: {decapitation}]
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