To behead someone is to kill them by cutting their head off. This is a very violent and gruesome way to die, and it's usually only used in war or in cases of treason.
He was beheaded for his crimes against the king.
The queen was beheaded for her treasonous actions.
adjective
having had the head cut off
Synonyms:
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The hit of the ax beheads the body.
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The man was beheaded for the sentence.
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The sentence for the crime is to beheaded.
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It is very cruel to behead someone.
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It would be terrifying to behead the slaves.
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She was beheaded in the basement of the church.
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The governor beheaded the man at once.
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The man was commanded to behead the criminal.
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It was a horror to see the man get beheaded.
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A mark on the back of the throat portends beheading.