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गिलोटिन — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • guillotine noun A device with a tall frame and a heavy angled blade, historically used to carry out executions by beheading.

Senses

गिलोटिन is used for these senses in English:

  • guillotine machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation

guillotine — full definition

  1. noun A device with a tall frame and a heavy angled blade, historically used to carry out executions by beheading.
  2. noun A cutting tool or machine with a hinged or sliding blade, used to trim paper or other flat materials.
  3. verb To execute someone using a guillotine, or to cut something with one.
  4. noun A parliamentary procedure that sets a firm deadline for ending debate on a bill.