What is the meaning of guillotine?

noun

  • Closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill.
  • Instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people.

verb

  • Kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine.
    • usage: "The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country"
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