Decapitation


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DECAPITATION, punishment. The punishment of putting a person to death by taking off his head.

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The so-called decapitation unit isn't the only tactic to be announced by the South Korean military when it comes to defending itself against the North.
South Korean Army Launches 'Decapitation Unit' Against Kim Jong-Un's Govt
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is particularly concerned about decapitation, a method the organization has urged state agencies to outlaw.
Hunting for Burmese pythons in Florida's Everglades
The strategic logic of leadership decapitation has been studied widely in recent times.
Do DECAPITATIONS Alone Work?
A human skull found in a Brazilian rock-shelter represents the oldest known case of decapitation in the Americas, researchers report September 23 in PLOS ONE.
Oldest decapitated head in the Americas
Larson exposes the history of decapitation and related practices.
Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found
She first distilled her critique in a 2009 article in Security Studies titled, "When Heads Roll: Assessing the Effectiveness of Leadership Decapitation.
Decapitating terrorist groups very often backfires
The producer of this tragi-comedy, appeared very pleased with the achievements of their plan and reported even to have increased their "Aid" package to lubricate the decapitation processes.
'Yahapalanaya' - Another 'decapitation drama'
Le lieu d'enterrement du corps du touriste francais Herve Gourdel a ete localise, jeudi dernier, dans la daira d'Ain El Hammam (Tizi Ouzou) par l'Armee nationale populaire (ANP), apres plus de trois mois de recherches et de ratissage depuis son enlevement et sa decapitation par un groupe terroriste.
L'aNP retrouve la depouille d'Herve Gourdel
Another study reaches the opposite conclusion, suggesting that successful decapitation shortens wars while also lowering their intensity.
Implications of Hakimullah's death for TTP, Pakistan and beyond
24 ( ANI ): Facebook has apparently taken a U-turn in setting rules for its graphic content sharing policy and reportedly removed the alleged decapitation video from its platform.
Facebook does dramatic U-turn on allowing graphic videos on site following flak
After decapitation with a small knife a head was lifted high for show.
Beheading by Ed Ziegler (commentary)
POSTURAL DESCRIPTIONS are an important feature of decapitation scenes in Anglo-Saxon texts.
Giving the head's up in Aelfric's Passio Sancti Eadmundi: postural representations of the Old English Saint

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