guillotine

1. (verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; "The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country"
Related Words: behead, decapitate

2. (noun) consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people
Related Words: instrument of execution

3. (noun) closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
Synonyms: closure by compartment
Related Words: closure, cloture, gag rule



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