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Guillotine
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a device for beheading, featuring a tall frame with a suspended blade released to swiftly sever the condemned person's head
Example
During the French Revolution, the guillotine became a symbol of radical political change as it was employed for public executions.
The guillotine was dismantled and abolished in many countries as a more humane approach to capital punishment was adopted.
The crowd gathered in the town square to witness the grim spectacle of a public execution by guillotine.
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closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
to guillotine
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to execute someone by decapitation using a device designed for swift and efficient beheading
Example
The government guillotined rebels secretly.
The court guillotines people who disagree.
Authorities will guillotine suspected rebels quickly
Example
During the French Revolution, the guillotine became a symbol of radical political change as it was employed for public executions.
The guillotine was dismantled and abolished in many countries as a more humane approach to capital punishment was adopted.
The crowd gathered in the town square to witness the grim spectacle of a public execution by guillotine.
In the 18th century, the guillotine replaced other execution methods in some European countries due to its perceived humanity.
The condemned criminal faced the guillotine, a device known for its efficiency in carrying out swift and lethal beheadings.
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