decapitation

It's about as big as it gets, I guess, when you remember, Paula, that the war began with an attempt, what they called a decapitation attempt, a bombing of what they thought was a bunker that Saddam -- there was one other attempt like it in a restaurant in a part of the city.

CNN Transcript Dec 14, 2003 2003

STEPHEN GREY: Yeah, I'm not sure quite where you lost me there, but I was just saying that there's this parallel war, and 373 is involved in what they call decapitation operations.

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CNN: Ukraine general arrested in decapitation case

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I suppose the right will point out that decapitation is not on the list.

Think Progress » A list of ‘reliably documented’ techniques 2006

However, to give credit where credit is due, “Evil Breed” does manage to stumble on an innovative way to prevent a “spot-the-wires” moment at the one hour, two minute twelve second mark by only filming the decapitation from the neck up.

Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2006

In fact, the word "capital" in the context of punishment was coined to describe execution by decapitation, derived from the Latin word caput, which means "head."

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Recently President Bush signed a national security directive giving Cabinet agencies until early August to come up with plans to function if a so-called decapitation attack occurs.

CNN Transcript May 31, 2007 2007

An Iraqi official called the decapitation an accident.

CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2007 2007

One official, Bassam al-Husseini, called the decapitation "an act of God."

Hullabaloo 2007

And I think we are past the point where what I would call a decapitation strike would take this movement down.

CNN Transcript Sep 23, 2006 2006