Beheading

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Behead \Be*head"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beheaded}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Beheading}.] [OE. bihefden, AS. behe['a]fdian; pref. be-
     + he['a]fod head. See {Head}.]
     To sever the head from; to take off the head of.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  beheading
       n 1: execution by cutting off the victim's head [syn: {decapitation}]
       2: killing by cutting off the head [syn: {decapitation}]