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Definition of Guillotine
1. Verb. Kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine. "They want to guillotine the prisoners "; "The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country"
2. Noun. Closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill.
3. Noun. Instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people.
Definition of Guillotine
1. n. A machine for beheading a person by one stroke of a heavy ax or blade, which slides in vertical guides, is raised by a cord, and let fall upon the neck of the victim.
2. v. t. To behead with the guillotine.
Definition of Guillotine
1. Noun. A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade. ¹
2. Noun. A device used for cutting stacks of paper to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged blade attached to a flat platform. ¹
3. Noun. A cloture; a motion that debate be ended and a vote taken. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To execute, cut or cut short (a person, a stack of paper or a debate) by use of a guillotine. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Guillotine
1. [v -TINED, -TINING, -TINES]
Medical Definition of Guillotine
1. 1. A machine for beheading a person by one stroke of a heavy ax or blade, which slides in vertical guides, is raised by a cord, and let fall upon the neck of the victim. 2. Any machine or instrument for cutting or shearing, resembling in its action a guillotine. Origin: F, from Guillotin, a French physician, who proposed, in the Constituent Assembly of 1789, to abolish decapitation with the ax or sword. The instrument was invented by Dr. Antoine Louis, and was called at first Louison or Louisette. Similar machines, however, were known earlier. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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