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behead

verb as in cut off the head of

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The former headteacher of a French school has revealed the shocking sequence of events that led to the beheading of Samuel Paty by a Chechen refugee.

From BBC

A mayor of another large city beheaded after he dared to call for peace.

Eight people have gone on trial in Paris accused of encouraging the killer of Samuel Paty, the teacher who was beheaded on the street outside his school four years ago.

From BBC

The father-of-two was beheaded in 2014 after being held by a terrorist cell dubbed "The Beatles" because of their English accents.

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The drawing - which depicted the King beheaded alongside his crown - was shared by a staff member without her knowledge, the senator said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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