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Guillotine
01
guillotine
a device for beheading, featuring a tall frame with a suspended blade released to swiftly sever the condemned person's head
Exemples
During the French Revolution, the guillotine became a symbol of radical political change as it was employed for public executions.
Pendant la Révolution française, la guillotine est devenue un symbole de changement politique radical car elle était utilisée pour les exécutions publiques.
The condemned criminal faced the guillotine, a device known for its efficiency in carrying out swift and lethal beheadings.
Le criminel condamné a fait face à la guillotine, un appareil connu pour son efficacité à exécuter des décapitations rapides et mortelles.
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a procedural measure that imposes a strict time limit on the debate of specific sections of a bill
Exemples
Parliament applied the guillotine to ensure the bill passed on schedule.
The committee used a guillotine to limit discussion on contentious clauses.
to guillotine
01
guillotiner
to execute someone by decapitation using a device designed for swift and efficient beheading
Exemples
They guillotine traitors in public.
Ils guillotinent les traîtres en public.
The revolutionaries guillotine enemies.
Les révolutionnaires guillotinent les ennemis.
