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Guillotine
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During the French Revolution, the guillotine became a symbol of radical political change as it was employed for public executions.
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a procedural measure that imposes a strict time limit on the debate of specific sections of a bill
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Parliament applied the guillotine to ensure the bill passed on schedule.
to guillotine
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to execute someone by decapitation using a device designed for swift and efficient beheading
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They guillotine traitors in public.
