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decapitation

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The act of beheading; beheading.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A Belgian peacekeeping soldier had his legs cut off below the knees and his arms and legs skinned before decapitation. Source: Internet

A graphic video showing Pearl's decapitation was delivered to the US consulate in the city nearly a month later. Source: Internet

A policy implication of their work was that a successful nuclear decapitation strike could have severe climatic consequences for the perpetrator. Source: Internet

Count Lozano had previously mocked and slapped elderly Diego Laínez. 1344 medieval miniature showing the decapitation of Count Lozano by El Cid. Source: Internet

Even delayed inflation of airbags may be useless because of major intrusion into the passenger space, leaving occupants at high risk of major head trauma or decapitation in even low speed collisions. Source: Internet

However, Rabbinic law limited capital punishment to just 4 methods of execution: stoning, burning, strangulation, and decapitation, while the passage in Deuteronomy was interpreted as an obligation to hang the corpse on a tree as a form of deterrence. Source: Internet

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