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Guillotine
01
ghigliottina
a device for beheading, featuring a tall frame with a suspended blade released to swiftly sever the condemned person's head
Esempi
During the French Revolution, the guillotine became a symbol of radical political change as it was employed for public executions.
Durante la Rivoluzione francese, la ghigliottina divenne un simbolo di cambiamento politico radicale in quanto veniva utilizzata per le esecuzioni pubbliche.
The condemned criminal faced the guillotine, a device known for its efficiency in carrying out swift and lethal beheadings.
Il criminale condannato affrontò la ghigliottina, un dispositivo noto per la sua efficienza nel portare a termine decapitazioni rapide e letali.
02
a procedural measure that imposes a strict time limit on the debate of specific sections of a bill
Esempi
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
ghigliottinare
to execute someone by decapitation using a device designed for swift and efficient beheading
Esempi
They guillotine traitors in public.
Loro ghigliottinano i traditori in pubblico.
The revolutionaries guillotine enemies.
I rivoluzionari ghigliottinano i nemici.
