"But for Dr Laxman's error of judgment in this regard, the decapitation would not have occurred."

The objective of the "decapitation unit" isn't necessarily to assassinate Kim Jong-un by decapitation or other means.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is particularly concerned about decapitation, a method the organization has urged state agencies to outlaw.

The strategic logic of leadership decapitation has been studied widely in recent times.

That's at least 4,000 years older than previous evidence of severed heads in South America and at least 1,000 years older than reported decapitation cases in North America.

Larson exposes the history of decapitation and related practices.

The three .051"-thick, stainless-steel blades give you a 3" cutting diameter, and are sharpened in a manner to provide instant decapitation. It converts to a locked, fold-back configuration with a 1" cut simply by twisting the stainless Trocar tip twice and folding the blades back.

"Decapitation" is the graphic term for this strategy of killing leaders of terrorist groups.

The Labour chief was at a rally at Sheffield Hallam University, in Mr Clegg's constituency, and was asked if there was a "decapitation" strategy to oust the Deputy Prime Minister in May.

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.

IS's first ever video, released ten days ago, was entitled 'A Message to America' and showed the decapitation of American journalist James Foley.

Political scientists have increasingly turned to studying these so-called "decapitation strikes" and their effect on targeted organizations and war outcomes.

If is hard to envisage exactly what debate went on within the Facebook company before the announcement that it was lifting its short-lived ban on film and pictures showing the decapitation of human beings.

After decapitation with a small knife a head was lifted high for show.