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beheading
noun as in execution
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A civilian corollary was proven when ISIS waterboarded journalist James Foley before beheading him.
On Sunday, ISIS released its latest video showing the beheading of one of its American captives, Peter Kassig.
Indeed, the group highlighted the oaths of allegiance in today's beheading video.
Unlike the previous videos, this one does not show the beheading, and there is no forced speech from the victim.
Who would have thought a couple of months ago that beheading would be a hot topic of discussion in this cycle?
The reader wishes to infallibly remember that the date of the beheading of Charles I. was 1649.
They're dreadfully fond of beheading people here; the great wonder is, that there's any one left alive!'
Progress won't put up with your little ways—you can't go about beheading architects in this country without paying for your fun.
In England, beheading is the punishment of nobles; being reputed not to derogate from nobility, as hanging does.
Beheading was military punishment among the Romans, known by the name of decollatio.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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