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Ghilottine

Definition:

A ghilottine is a type of guillotine, a device used for carrying out executions by decapitation.

Example Sentences:

1. The ghilottine was a feared instrument of capital punishment during the French Revolution.

2. Marie Antoinette was famously executed by the ghilottine in 1793.

3. The ghilottine's sharp blade quickly severed the heads of the condemned.

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