arango> a1 = db.example.save({ a : 1 }); { "_id" : "116308/4042634", "_rev" : 4042634 } arango> a2 = db._replace(a1, { a : 2 }); { "_id" : "116308/4042634", "_rev" : 4108170, "_oldRev" : 4042634 } arango> db._delete(a1); JavaScript exception in file '(arango)' at 1,4: [ArangoError 1200: conflict: cannot delete document] !db._delete(a1); ! ^ arango> db._delete(a1, true); true arango> db._document(a1); JavaScript exception in file '(arango)' at 1,4: [ArangoError 1202: document not found: document not found] !db._document(a1); ! ^