guillotine
[verb]
Synonyms: behead, decapitate, decollate, head, neck

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I. guil‧lo‧tine¹ /ˈɡɪlətiːn/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: from Joseph Guillotin (1738-1814), French doctor who invented it]

1. a piece of equipment used to cut off the heads of criminals, especially in France in the past

2. British English a piece of equipment used to cut large sheets of paper

3. British English the setting of a time limit on a discussion in the British Parliament:
Opposition leaders accused the government of introducing a guillotine motion to stifle debate.

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II. guillotine² verb [transitive]

1. to cut off someone’s head using a guillotine

2. British English to limit the period of time allowed for the discussion of a possible new law in the British Parliament

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