guillotine

(noun, verb)

noun

1. closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill

Definition categories: communication, closure, cloture

2. instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people

Definition categories: man–made

verb

1. kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine

- The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country

Definition categories: contact, behead, decapitate, decollate