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execution by cutting off the victim's head
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Decapitation, or beheading, is the removal of a living being's head, inevitably resulting in death. Beheading typically refers to the act of intentional decapitation, e.g., as a means of murder or execution; it may be accomplished, for example, with an axe, sword, or knife, or by means of a guillotine. Accidental decapitation can be the result of an explosion, automobile or industrial accident or other violent injury. Suicide by decapitation is rare, but not unknown. ...
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| decapitation |
removal of the head
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quick and complete severance of head and body, "beheading". In Germany legally used for slaughter of poultry in single cases on farm and - for chicken, guinea fowl, pidgeons and quail - also at the abattoir (to prevent birds that missed the stun to bleed while fully conscious)
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