behead
bi hed
- v cut the head of
the French King was beheaded during the Revolution
- They would drag people out of their houses, behead them in the public square and leave a note saying that the body could not be removed so that it would serve as a warning.
- Al-Zarqawi's group kidnapped three Turkish workers last Saturday and threatened to behead them within 72 hours unless Turkish companies withdrew from Iraq.
- It was aimed at the Imam, known as Ahmad the Devil, who had ruled despotically for 14 years, survived repeated rebellions, and liked to behead his numerous enemies in public.