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Meanings of beheading in anglès

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Killing by cutting off the head.

        decapitació
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        Examples for "decapitation"
        1
        The tribunal heard the baby had already died before the decapitation occurred.
        News.com.au
        2
        Hamster decapitation video prompts Mississippi university student to leave school JACKSON, Miss.
        Reuters
        3
        A video of Pearl's decapitation was delivered to the US consulate there.
        News.com.au
        4
        Corpses, desecration of: burning; decapitation; dismemberment; punishment for; reasons for; removal of heart
        Vampire forensics: uncovering the origins of an enduring legend
        5
        I went right up it: it was a black-and-white photo of a decapitation.
        Once on a moonless night
        Usage of beheading in anglès
        1
        We could also start punishing all murderers with public torture and beheading.
        Ebony
        2
        Near this is a fine presentation of the beheading of the saint.
        The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of ...
        3
        He'd somewhere found a great halberd, which he swung, beheading a Stormguard.
        Stonewielder
        4
        But, sadly, for Mary, her beheading would not be quick and easy.
        News.com.au
        5
        Then, on the day set for his beheading, the Emperor reprieved him.
        54-40 or Fight
        6
        The kingdom executes murderers, rapists and drug smugglers, usually by public beheading.
        The Irish Times
        7
        To qualify, he would have to perform a professional, technically perfect beheading.
        The hangman's daughter
        8
        They are shooting down and beheading everybody who wears a white collar.
        Erik Dorn
        9
        There was an art to beheading a chicken with only two hands.
        Micah & Strange Candy
        10
        The gatecrasher lays down a seemingly absurd challenge, involving beheading and revenge.
        The Guardian
        11
        This is more like a strangulation, while those were like a beheading.
        Arcanum Unbounded
        12
        He said Muslim authorities should see the beheading as a call for action.
        Reuters
        13
        The Islamic State group posted a Web video showing his beheading.
        The Guardian
        14
        He was mistaken; there was case enough for beheading a marshal.
        Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 06 (of 15), French
        15
        However, we do know that beheading the Sons of Darkness is pretty effective.
        Taken by sin
        16
        And anyway, beheading Sexton is not longer enough to subdue them.
        The Irish Times
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