guillotine

To execute someone by beheading them with a guillotine.

"The revolutionaries guillotined the king."

To limit parliamentary debate time on a bill using this procedure.

"Parliament guillotined the lengthy discussion on the new law."

A parliamentary procedure used to limit debate time on a bill.

"The government applied the guillotine to the controversial bill."

A machine with a heavy, angled blade for beheading people, historically used for executions.

"The condemned prisoner faced the guillotine."