web-server/data/release/demo/WFS_transactionDelete.xml

<!-- We include this transaction as a sample for deletes.        -->
<!--
      YOU PROBABLY DO NOT WANT TO RUN THIS QUERY SINCE 
       IT WILL MODIFY YOUR SOURCE DATA FILES
  -->
<wfs:Transaction service="WFS" version="1.0.0"
  xmlns:cdf="http://www.opengis.net/cite/data"
  xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc"
  xmlns:wfs="http://www.opengis.net/wfs"
  xmlns:topp="http://www.openplans.org/topp">
  <wfs:Delete typeName="topp:tasmania_roads">
    <ogc:Filter>
      <ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo>
        <ogc:PropertyName>topp:TYPE</ogc:PropertyName>
        <ogc:Literal>alley</ogc:Literal>
      </ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo>
    </ogc:Filter>
  </wfs:Delete>
</wfs:Transaction>