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Apparatus designed for carrying out executions by beheading
A guillotine (/ˈɡɪlətiːn/ GHIL-ə-teen /ˌɡɪləˈtiːn/ GHIL-ə-TEEN /ˈɡijətin/ GHEE-yə-teen) is an apparatus designed for effectively carrying out executions
Guillotine
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Guillotine or guillotine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A guillotine is a device for carrying out executions by decapitation named after
Guillotine_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
The Flying Guillotine may refer to: The Guillotines, 2012 Hong Kong film direct by Andrew Lau The Flying Guillotine (film), a 1975 Hong Kong wuxia film
The_Flying_Guillotine
The Guillotine is a magic trick where it appears that a blade of a guillotine passes through a person's neck without harming them. Variations on the theme
Guillotine_(magic_trick)
Translation of French prison slang
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
Dry_Guillotine
Process of partitioning a rectilinear polygon
Guillotine partition is the process of partitioning a rectilinear polygon, possibly containing some holes, into rectangles, using only guillotine-cuts
Guillotine_partition
2012 Chinese-Hong Kong film by Andrew Lau
The Guillotines is a 2012 wuxia drama film directed by Andrew Lau, starring Huang Xiaoming, Ethan Juan, Shawn Yue, Li Yuchun and Jing Boran. A Chinese-Hong
The_Guillotines
A guillotine clause is a stipulation that an adoption of a contract package depends on the adoption of all of the individual treaties or contracts included
Guillotine_clause
Indian progressive metal band
Guillotine is a progressive metal band from Delhi. They play melodies ranging from blues, jazz to death metal. The band has released one album The Cynic
Guillotine_(band)
Martial arts technique
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
Guillotine_choke
Revolutionary song from the French Revolution
"La guillotine permanente" ("The Permanent Guillotine") is a French revolutionary song from the French Revolution. The lyrics regard the guillotine and
La_guillotine_permanente
1976 Hong Kong film by Jimmy Wang
Master of the Flying Guillotine (獨臂拳王大破血滴子) is a 1976 Hong Kong wuxia film directed, written by and starring Jimmy Wang. It is a sequel to the 1972 film
Master of the Flying Guillotine
Master_of_the_Flying_Guillotine
2026 book
The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII is a 2026 historical non-fiction book by
The Typewriter and the Guillotine
The_Typewriter_and_the_Guillotine
Execution device
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
Maiden_(guillotine)
1965 film by William Conrad
Two on a Guillotine is a 1965 American horror film produced and directed by William Conrad and starring Connie Stevens, Dean Jones, Cesar Romero, and Parley
Two_on_a_Guillotine
Type of canal lock
A guillotine lock is a type of canal lock. The lock itself operates on the same principle as any normal pound lock, but is unusual in that each gate is
Guillotine_lock
Process of producing small rectangular items of fixed dimensions
Guillotine cutting is the process of producing small rectangular items of fixed dimensions from a given large rectangular sheet, using only guillotine-cuts
Guillotine_cutting
German serial killer (1908–1939)
1939) was a German-born criminal and serial killer who was executed by guillotine in France in June 1939, the last public execution in France. Weidmann
Eugen_Weidmann
Parliamentary procedure forcing a quick end to a debate
Cloture (/ˈkloʊtʃər/, also UK: /ˈkloʊtjʊər/), closure, or informally a guillotine, is a motion or process in parliamentary procedure aimed at bringing debate
Cloture
1957 essay by Albert Camus
"Reflections on the Guillotine" (French: Réflexions sur la guillotine) is an extended essay written in 1957 by Albert Camus. In the essay Camus takes
Reflections_on_the_Guillotine
2018 film
The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine (Japanese: 菊とギロチン, Hepburn: Kiku to girochin) is a 2018 Japanese film directed by Takahisa Zeze about women's sumo
The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine
The_Chrysanthemum_and_the_Guillotine
Tool involving paper
A paper cutter, also known as a paper guillotine or simply a guillotine, is a tool often found in offices and classrooms. It is designed to administer
Paper_cutter
Complete separation of the head from the body
performed with an axe, sword, and knife, or by mechanical means such as a guillotine. An executioner who carries out executions by beheading is sometimes called
Decapitation
2011 song by Death Grips
"Guillotine (It Goes Yah)" is a song by American alternative hip-hop band Death Grips, released as the lead single from their debut mixtape, Exmilitary
Guillotine_(Death_Grips_song)
Philosophical problem articulated by David Hume
from descriptive statements to prescriptive ones. Hume's law or Hume's guillotine is the thesis that an ethical or judgemental conclusion cannot be inferred
Is–ought_problem
Card game
Guillotine is a card game created by Wizards of the Coast and designed by Paul Peterson. The game is set during the French Revolution, and was released
Guillotine_(1998_game)
Form of execution involving injection of chemicals into the bloodstream
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Lethal_injection
French executioner (1739–1806)
punishment, the guillotine, reflecting the Revolution's attempt to standardise criminal justice. Sanson was the first executioner to use the guillotine, and he
Charles-Henri_Sanson
Tunisian murderer (1949–1977)
1949 – 10 September 1977) was a Tunisian criminal who was executed by guillotine in France after having been convicted of the kidnapping, torture and murder
Hamida_Djandoubi
1793–1794 political violence in France
government. The monarchist Jacques Cazotte who predicted the Terror was guillotined at the end of the month. What Maximilien Robespierre called "terror"
Reign_of_Terror
French physician, politician and freemason (1738 – 1814)
method of execution than existing methods. Although he did not invent the guillotine and opposed the death penalty, his name became an eponym for it. The actual
Joseph-Ignace_Guillotin
Amateur wrestling move
The Guillotine is an amateur wrestling move named after the decapitation device. It was developed in the 1920s by Cornell 1928 NCAA champion Ralph Leander
Guillotine_(wrestling)
American wrestler (born 1935)
for working in the World Wide Wrestling Federation from 1964 to 1969 as Guillotine Gordon, and the National Wrestling Alliance as Enforcer Luciano. Weir
Guillotine_Gordon
Brazilian mixed martial artist (born 1987)
0:21 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win 2–0 Gilmar Silva Milhorance Submission (guillotine choke) Shooto Brazil 29 26 April 2012 1 1:16 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win
Raoni_Barcelos
1931 film
Madame Guillotine is a 1931 British historical romance film directed by Reginald Fogwell and starring Madeleine Carroll, Brian Aherne and Henry Hewitt
Madame_Guillotine_(1931_film)
Time's Arrow. Guillotine (Jeannine Sauvage) is a mystic character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Guillotine has no superpowers
List of Marvel Comics characters: G
List_of_Marvel_Comics_characters:_G
Japanese anarchist group
The Guillotine Society (Japanese: ギロチン社, romanized: Girochinsha) was a Japanese anarchist terrorist group that carried out a series of unsuccessful assassination
Guillotine_Society
1987 board game
Guillotine is a 1987 board game published by Avril et Floréal. Guillotine is a game in which a strategic game of the French Revolution has players lead
Guillotine_(1987_game)
Salafi jihadist militant organisation
Domestic Methods Tactics Agro-terrorism Aircraft hijacking list Beheading Guillotine #Reign of Terror Islamic views Salafi Bombing Animal-borne Car list Improvised
Islamic_State
French executioner (1921–2008)
civilian capital offences in France from 1791 to 1981 was beheading with the guillotine. Military executions were by firing squad. Chevalier performed or assisted
Marcel_Chevalier
Queen of France from 1774 to 1792
a republic and the monarchy was abolished. Louis XVI was executed by guillotine on 21 January 1793 and Marie Antoinette moved to the Conciergerie. Her
Marie_Antoinette
French assassin (1768–1793)
Tribunal and on 17 July, four days after Marat's death, executed by the guillotine on the Place de Grève. The direct consequences of the assassination were
Charlotte_Corday
Mixed martial arts event in 2026
5:00 Light Heavyweight Luis Hernandez def. Sedriques Dumas Submission (guillotine choke) 1 0:57 Bantamweight Ilimbek Akylbek uulu def. Mehemmedeli Osmanli
UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos
UFC_Fight_Night:_Rosas_Jr._vs._Barcelos
American and British internet personality (born 1986)
Nov 2006 2 5:00 Southend-on-Sea, England Win 1–0 Lee Mayo Submission (guillotine choke) Ultimate Warrior Challenge 1 10 Jun 2006 2 1:05 Southend-on-Sea
Andrew_Tate
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Capital punishment in the United States
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Execution by multiple shooters on command
Drowning Republican marriage Elephant Falling Flaying Garrote Gibbeting Guillotine Hanged, drawn and quartered Immurement Impalement Ishikozume Mazzatello
Execution_by_firing_squad
people on death row to life imprisonment. The last execution took place by guillotine, being the main legal method since the French Revolution; Hamida Djandoubi
Capital_punishment_in_France
international attention for his conceptual artwork "Die Guillotine" (German for: The Guillotine). Rezai began his artistic career at art school in Tehran
Iman_Rezai
British heavy metal band
1978. The original lineup came from the bands Guillotine, Oberon, and Dwarfstar. The original Guillotine featured Jeff "Mantas" Dunn and Dave Rutherford
Venom_(band)
Place in prison housing inmates awaiting execution
Drowning Republican marriage Elephant Falling Flaying Garrote Gibbeting Guillotine Hanged, drawn and quartered Immurement Impalement Ishikozume Mazzatello
Death_row
Chinese martial artist
United States Performance of the Night. Win 5–0 Paula Luna Submission (guillotine choke) Road to UFC Season 3: Episode 2 May 18, 2024 1 3:04 Shanghai, China
Wang_Cong
French politician, freemason and journalist (1755–1841)
combined with his lyrical eloquence, led to his nickname: "Anacreon of the Guillotine." He changed his stance when the Hébertists called for another revolution
Bertrand_Barère
French highwayman (c. 1756 – 1792)
1792) was a French highwayman who was the first person to be executed by guillotine. Pelletier routinely associated with a group of known criminals. On the
Nicolas_Jacques_Pelletier
English post-punk band
IDLES are a British post-punk band formed in Bristol in 2009. The band consists of Adam Devonshire (bass), Joe Talbot (vocals), Mark Bowen (guitar), Lee
Idles
Mam'zelle Guillotine, by Baroness Orczy, is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. First published in 1940, it was the last
Mam'zelle_Guillotine
Calisthenics exercise
known as a Hanuman push up, judo push up, or dive-bomber push-up. The guillotine push-up is a form of push-up done from an elevated position (either hands-on
Push-up
1829 novella by Victor Hugo
penalty should be abolished. Victor Hugo witnessed the spectacle of the guillotine several times and was outraged that society coolly gives itself permission
The Last Day of a Condemned Man
The_Last_Day_of_a_Condemned_Man
Medical procedure that removes a part of the body
cannot save the limb, or by causing the limb to be severed. In surgery, a guillotine amputation is an amputation performed without closure of the skin in an
Amputation
English novelist (1775–1817)
her glamorous life and various adventures. Eliza's French husband was guillotined in 1794 during the Reign of Terror amidst the French Revolution; she
Jane_Austen
Chinese actor and singer
Wen Feng 2012 Shadows of Love Bi Da The Bullet Vanishes Xiao Wu The Guillotines Hou Jia Shisan 2013 Up in the Wind Wang Can Extreme Pursuit Ah Sheng
Jing_Boran
Capital and largest city of France
turned increasingly radical, the king, queen, and mayor were beheaded by guillotine in the Reign of Terror, along with more than 16,000 others throughout
Paris
Finnish experimental rock band
(Ektro Records), 2006 2LP (Headspin) 2002 Alotus, CD (Klangbad) 2003 Guillotine, CD (Ektro Records), 2005 CD (Scratch) 2004 Forest, CD (Ektro Records)
Circle_(Finnish_band)
1793 public execution of former king of France
condemned him to death by a simple majority of one vote. The execution by guillotine was performed by Charles-Henri Sanson, then high executioner of the French
Execution_of_Louis_XVI
1924 film
Guillotine is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Guido Parish and starring Willy Fritsch, Marcella Albani and Hans Albers. The film's sets were
Guillotine_(film)
Execution method
org. Retrieved 2017-01-05. Abbott, Geoffrey (2006). In Execution: The Guillotine, the Pendulum, the thousand cuts, the Spanish donkey, and 66 other ways
Electric_chair
American professional wrestler (1953–2025)
one of his signature wrestling moves. Hogan put Belzer in a modified guillotine choke, which caused Belzer to pass out. When Hogan released him, Belzer
Hulk_Hogan
Low bridge in North Carolina, US
earning the bridge the nicknames the "Can Opener" and the "Gregson Street Guillotine". The bridge gained fame after a nearby office worker, Jürgen Henn, set
Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass
Norfolk_Southern–Gregson_Street_Overpass
Vemon band members
Venom personnel came from three different bands: Guillotine, Oberon and Dwarfstar. The original Guillotine featured Jeff "Mantas" Dunn and Dave Rutherford
List_of_Venom_band_members
Meal preceding one's execution
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Last_meal
French Discalced Carmelite nun and saint (1873–1897)
the newspapers reported that just as Pranzini's neck was placed on the guillotine, he had grabbed a crucifix and kissed it three times. Thérèse was ecstatic
Thérèse_of_Lisieux
2015 studio album by Falling in Reverse
of Falling in Reverse's former sound and also containing two songs ("Guillotine IV (The Final Chapter)" and "My Apocalypse II") that serve as sequels
Just Like You (Falling in Reverse album)
Just_Like_You_(Falling_in_Reverse_album)
Professional wrestling move
A leg drop or legdrop refers to an attack used in professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler will jump and land his leg across a fallen opponent's
Leg_drop
Legal killing of a person as punishment
Rights". Albert Camus wrote in a 1956 book called Reflections on the Guillotine, Resistance, Rebellion & Death: An execution is not simply death. It is
Capital_punishment
French murderer (1941–1977)
June 1977) was the second-to-last convicted criminal to be executed by guillotine in France. On 27 October 1975 in Arleux, Northern France, Carrein, who
Jérôme_Carrein
English actor and singer (1922–2015)
Miller, a friend of Rose, and witnessed Eugen Weidmann's execution by guillotine, which was the last public execution performed in France. Arriving in
Christopher_Lee
Online movement in response to Gaza war
Antoinette, the activism was also referred to as a "digitine" or digital guillotine. Currently, the only remaining blockout movement is the Blockout Campaign
Blockout_2024
double axe handle. This move was popularized by Randy Savage. Also called guillotine leg drop, this move sees a wrestler jumping from a raised platform landing
Professional wrestling aerial techniques
Professional_wrestling_aerial_techniques
Political stalling tactic
legislature or other decision-making body. A motion of cloture (also closure or guillotine) requiring a supermajority can overcome filibustering. Overcoming filibuster
Filibuster
2005 studio album by Jumpsteady
Master of the Flying Guillotine is the only full-length studio album by American rapper and record producer Jumpsteady. It was released on February 22
Master of the Flying Guillotine (album)
Master_of_the_Flying_Guillotine_(album)
Drowning Republican marriage Elephant Falling Flaying Garrote Gibbeting Guillotine Hanged, drawn and quartered Immurement Impalement Ishikozume Mazzatello
List_of_botched_executions
Manga and tokusatsu series created by Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Fire (the Gargoyle Gang in the American version), led by Emperor Guillotine. Guillotine spends most of his time in a multicolored space ship hidden at the
Giant_Robo_(TV_series)
American actor (1939–2014)
Roustabout Strong Man Uncredited The Nasty Rabbit Ranch Foreman 1965 Two on a Guillotine Tall Man At Funeral The Human Duplicators Dr. Kolos Brainstorm Psychiatric
Richard_Kiel
American hip hop duo
Twiztid is an American hip-hop duo from Detroit, Michigan, known for both their horror-themed lyrics and rock-influenced sound. Formed in 1997, Twiztid
Twiztid
American rock singer (born 1948)
and the ultimate execution prop and highlight of the show: the guillotine. The guillotine and other stage effects were designed for the band by magician
Alice_Cooper
Mistress of Louis XV, executed during the Reign of Terror (1743–1793)
last maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France. She was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution on accusations of treason—particularly being
Madame_du_Barry
Person who executes a sentence of death
cesspools, and disposing of animal carcasses. Executions in France (using the guillotine since the French Revolution) persisted until 1977, and the French Republic
Executioner
Defunct cemetery in Paris, France
and the Cemetery of Saint Margaret) used to dispose of the corpses of guillotine victims during the French Revolution. Errancis Cemetery opened on March
Errancis_Cemetery
Mixed martial arts event in 2026
featherweight bout at UFC 214 in July 2017, where Ortega won via third‑round guillotine choke. They were previously expected to rematch at UFC 326 in March, but
UFC_331
1988 English studio album by Morrissey
single that was sold with the album in Japan. The track "Margaret on the Guillotine", which described the death of then-prime minister Margaret Thatcher as
Viva_Hate
Canadian mixed martial artist (born 1991)
was scheduled against Shimon Smotritsky. Malott beat Smotritsky with a guillotine choke submission in the first round and was awarded a UFC contract by
Mike_Malott
American pop rock act
as a band in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 2009 under the name Operation Guillotine. They were originally a metalcore band, consisting of five members, with
Pvris
British metal vocalist and bassist (1963–2026)
Graecum—Lant took the stage name Cronos and, in 1979, joined a band called Guillotine as a guitarist. There, he met Jeffrey Dunn, who later became Mantas. In
Conrad_Lant
Canadian actress and model
opposite Gustaf Skarsgård in the psychological thriller film Exit to the Guillotine, directed by Zachary Cotler. The film is scheduled for release in 2027
Ksenia_Daniela_Kharlamova
1981 studio album by Venom
in 2002. Venom's original personnel came from three different bands: Guillotine, Oberon and Dwarfstar. In 1979, Conrad "Cronos" Lant applied for a job
Welcome_to_Hell
Russian mixed martial artist
"Tiger" went to the first defense at ACB 50, catching Oleg Borisov on the guillotine just 10 seconds before the end of the duel. At the same time, Petr Yan
Magomed_Magomedov_(fighter)
1789–1799 sociopolitical change in France
mid-October, Marie Antoinette was convicted of a long list of crimes and guillotined; two weeks later, the Girondist leaders arrested in June were also executed
French_Revolution
2021 attack to stop election certification
2022). Multiple sources: Timberg, Craig (April 15, 2021). "Gallows or guillotines? The chilling debate on TheDonald.win before the Capitol siege". The
January 6 United States Capitol attack
January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack
1905 novel by Emma Orczy
chivalrous Englishman who rescues aristocrats before they are sent to the guillotine. Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life: apparently nothing more than
The_Scarlet_Pimpernel
French revolutionary politician and general (1760-1794)
Napoleon Bonaparte and became empress of France. Beauharnais was executed by guillotine during the Reign of Terror. Beauharnais was born to the noble Beauharnais
Alexandre_de_Beauharnais
Cemetery in Paris, France
during the French Revolution. Just minutes away from where the most active guillotine in Paris was set up, it contains 1,306 victims executed between 14 June
Picpus_Cemetery
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