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Guillotine
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
guillotines
Examples
During the French Revolution, the guillotine became a symbol of radical political change as it was employed for public executions.
02
a procedural measure that imposes a strict time limit on the debate of specific sections of a bill
Examples
Parliament applied the guillotine to ensure the bill passed on schedule.
to guillotine
01
to execute someone by decapitation using a device designed for swift and efficient beheading
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
guillotine
3rd person singular
guillotines
present participle
guillotining
past simple
guillotined
past participle
guillotined
Examples
They guillotine traitors in public.
