guillotine

noun
guil*lo*tine \ ˈgi-lə-ˌtēn \ ˌgē-(y)ə-ˈtēn \ ˈgē-(y)ə-ˌtēn \
1790{ds||1||}
  • a machine for beheading by means of a heavy blade that slides down in vertical guides
  • a shearing machine or instrument (such as a paper cutter) that in action resembles a guillotine
  • closure by the imposition of a predetermined time limit on the consideration of specific sections of a bill or portions of other legislative business
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