# have someone's head

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To punish someone severely, as by sacking (firing), imprisonment, or similarly harsh penalties.
2. To kill somebody, especially with violence and especially by decapitation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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