Meaning & use
Beheaded
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Cut off the head of a person or animal, especially as a form of execution.
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The king ordered that the traitor be beheaded at dawn.
Historical records describe several nobles who were beheaded during the revolution.
A note on using this word
Beheading was historically considered a swifter method of execution than hanging, and it was often reserved for nobility in many legal traditions.
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