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• v  cut the head of
  the French King was beheaded during the Revolution
• s  having had the head cut off
  the beheaded prisoners

• In February, two men in the eastern state of Tripura beheaded a woman on the instructions of a deity they said appeared in their dreams promising hidden treasures.
• You'll be tortured beheaded!" Jawan asks, "If it is written that I must die in Baghdad, how can I avoid it?" And Elam retorts, "By staying out of Baghdad!".
• Relatives of Germans beheaded nowadays usually receive a sealed Nazi urn supposed to contain the ashes.

• decapitate
• behead
• decollate
• decapitated

News & Articles

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• Teenage Girl Beheads Father Following A Violent Rape
  A teenage girl beheaded her father with a bush knife after he raped her at their home in Papua New Guinea, a report said Monday, with community leaders protecting her, saying the man deserved to die.
  June 17, 2013 - Business Insider
• Beheaded roosters found in bag tossed from Hoboken pier
  HOBOKEN – Three beheaded roosters were found in a garbage bags after being thrown into the Hudson River by two men in what could have been used to perform a a religious sacrifice, Hoboken police say. Police are treating an...
  June 13, 2013 - The Jersey Journal
• 2 children beheaded by militants, Afghan authorities say
  Taliban militants beheaded two children in southern Afghanistan, a provincial governor's office said.
  June 11, 2013 - CNN

Quotes

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• Asadullah Khalid in Forbes
  Mullah Dadullah was the backbone of the Taliban,Khalid said. "He was a brutal and cruel commander who killed and beheaded Afghan civilians."
• Benazir Bhutto in Guardian Unlimited
  In fact, on the ground, nothing has changed from nine months ago,Bhutto said. "Extremism has spread. Our tribal areas have become safe havens for militants. Our schools for girls are being shut down there. People are being beheaded. Our...
• chairman Prachanda in BBC News
  He should understand and respect the people's verdict and what the people want and leave the palace voluntarily. In history, monarchs have been beheaded and also had to flee. Let that not be repeated in Nepal,Prachanda said.