"guillotine" in the noun sense
1. closure by compartment, guillotine
closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
2. guillotine
instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles used for beheading people
"guillotine" in the verb sense
1. guillotine
kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine
"The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country"
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