Guillotine (disambiguation)
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A guillotine
Guillotine
The guillotine is a device used for carrying out :executions by decapitation. It consists of a tall upright frame from which an angled blade is suspended. This blade is raised with a rope and then allowed to drop, severing the head from the body...

is a device for carrying out executions by decapitation, named after Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin was a French physician who proposed on 10 October 1789 the use of a device to carry out death penalties in France. While he did not invent the guillotine, and in fact opposed the death penalty, his name became an eponym for it...



Guillotine may also refer to:
  • Guillotine choke
    Guillotine choke
    The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...

    , a martial arts chokehold
  • Guillotine (wrestling)
    Guillotine (Wrestling)
    The Guillotine, named after the decapitation device, is a move in amateur wrestling that is mostly taught in high schools. It is a pinning move that is deployed from upper referee position. It uses pain to force an opponent to go to their back. It is a combination of leg riding and an open side...

    , a spinal lock. Also known as the twister in many martial arts as to not cause confusion with the guillotine choke
  • Guillotine (game)
    Guillotine (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 on Bastille Day in 1998. The goal is to collect the heads of Nobles, accumulating points...

    , a card game
  • Guillotine (magic trick)
    Guillotine (magic trick)
    The Guillotine is a magic trick where it appears that a blade of a guillotine passes through a person's neck without harming him/her.-History:...

    , a magic trick where it appears that a blade of a guillotine passes through a person's neck without harming him/her
  • Guillotine press-up, where the chest, head, and neck are lowered below the plane of the hands
  • Guillotine, informal alternative name for a cloture
    Cloture
    In parliamentary procedure, cloture is a motion or process aimed at bringing debate to a quick end. It is also called closure or, informally, a guillotine. The cloture procedure originated in the French National Assembly, from which the name is taken. Clôture is French for "ending" or "conclusion"...

    , a parliamentary procedure
  • Guillotine (band)
    Guillotine (band)
    Guillotine is a progressive death metal band from Delhi. They play melodies ranging from blues, jazz to death metal. The band has released an album The Cynic in 2010. They indicate that their original tracks are basically a part of a three tier concept of a man's realization of the hollowness of...

     an Indian Metal band

Albums

  • Guillotine (compilation album), a 1978 New Wave compilation album
  • Guillotine (British India album)
    Guillotine (British India album)
    Guillotine is the debut studio album by Australian indie rock band British India, released on 30 June 2007. It reached #4 on the AIR Charts July 2007 and was selected as Triple J's Feature Album in that month and was also nominated for the 2007 J Awards...

    , 2007
  • Guillotine (Circle album)
    Guillotine (Circle album)
    Guillotine is the fourteenth album by Finnish experimental rock band Circle.First released on CD in 2003 by Ektro Records, it was re-issued in North America by Scratch Records in 2005. It was the first album to feature the four-piece line-up which has formed the core of the band on every release...

    , 2003

Cutting devices

  • Guillotine (metalwork)
  • Paper guillotine, another name for a paper cutter
    Paper cutter
    A paper cutter is a tool often found in offices and classrooms, designed to cut a large set of paper at once with a perfectly straight edge.-Description:...

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