Pronunciations (2)
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/bɪˈhɛˌdɪŋ/
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/bəˈhɛˌdɪŋ/
Noun
An instance of a person being beheaded.
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A large crowd gathered to see the beheading.
The guillotine was meant to humanize beheadings, but allowed the French Revolution to execute people at an industrial rate.
Noun
execution by cutting off the victim's head
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killing by cutting off the head
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