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What is guillotined?

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It means to execute a person by beheading. This verb is based on the name of the 18th Century form of execution called a Guillitine. Now, the word can be used as a verb to describe any decapitation, such as a car accident.

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Beheading someone (a criminal) with a device called guillotine.

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