A guillotine (/ˈɡɪlətiːn, -loʊ-/ GHIH-lə-teen, -loh-) is an apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists...
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up Guillotine or guillotine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A guillotine is a device for carrying out executions by decapitation. Guillotine or Guillotines...
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The guillotine choke, also known as Mae Hadaka Jime (前裸絞, "front naked choke"; compared to a rear naked choke) in judo, is a chokehold in martial arts...
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La guillotine permanente ("The permanent Guillotine") is a French revolutionary song from the French Revolution. The lyrics regard the guillotine and its...
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The Flying Guillotine may refer to: The Guillotines, 2012 Hong Kong film direct by Andrew Lau Master of the Flying Guillotine, 1976 Taiwanese wuxia film...
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Dry Guillotine is the English translation of the French phrase la guillotine sèche, which was prisoner slang for the Devil's Island penal colony at French...
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Decapitation (section Guillotine)
performed with an axe, sword, or knife, or by mechanical means such as a guillotine. An executioner who carries out executions by beheading is sometimes called...
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The Maiden (also known as the Scottish Maiden) is an early form of guillotine, or gibbet, that was used between the 16th and 18th centuries as a means...
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The Guillotines is a 2012 Chinese-Hong Kong wuxia drama film directed by Andrew Lau, starring Huang Xiaoming, Ethan Juan, Shawn Yue, Li Yuchun and Jing...
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Cloture (redirect from Guillotine Motion)
(UK: US: /ˈkloʊtʃər/, also UK: /ˈkloʊtjʊər/), closure or, informally, a guillotine, is a motion or process in parliamentary procedure aimed at bringing debate...
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