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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. execution by cutting off the victim's head;
[syn: decapitation, beheading]

2. killing by cutting off the head;
[syn: decapitation, beheading]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Behead \Be*head"\, v. t. [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.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

beheading
    n 1: execution by cutting off the victim's head [syn:
         decapitation, beheading]
    2: killing by cutting off the head [syn: decapitation,
       beheading]