22. What is meant by the term guillotine?
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Guillotine: A machine used during (and after) the French Revolution for beheading people condemned to death, by means of a heavy sharp blade that slid down within vertical guides. ... The word "guillotine" is named for a French physician, Joseph Ignace Guillotin (1738-1814).
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It was named after Dr. Guillotin who invented it. The guillotine was a device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person was beheaded
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