Guillotine

Meaning

Noun

●

In Capital punishment:

A

used for the

of

capital punishment

by

,

a

from which is

a

diagonal-edged

which is

onto the

of the person to be

; also,

using this

.

●

A

or

with a

blade.

A

used for

the

of

,

of

, etc; to

, usually

a

or

to

platform.

●

In Surgery:

A

or

with a

blade.

An

with a

for

the

,

, or other body parts.

●

In British English, Law & Politics:

A

parliamentary procedure

for

the

when various

of

of a

must end, to ensure that the

of the

expeditiously.

●

In American English, Law & Politics:

A

that

be

and a

; a cloture.

Verb

●

In Death:

To use a

(on someone or something).

To

(someone) with a guillotine.

●

To use a

(on someone or something).

To

or

(a

, a

of

, etc.) with a guillotine.

●

In British English, Law & Politics:

To end

(about a

or part of one) by

a

procedure.

●

In American English, Law & Politics:

To end (a

) by

cloture.

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Origin

guillotine

English

guillotine

French

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