guillotine

noun

instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles

closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill

verb

kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine

Roots

guillotinguillotine- · Eponym · from J.-I. Guillotin

Synonyms for guillotine

decapitationn beheadingn gibbetn gallowsn decollationn decollatev scaffoldn

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