 The official Luxembourg guillotine, last used in 1821, Museum of history of the city of Luxembourg. Image by Christian Ries, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 |
GuillotineGuillotine Guillotine Apparatus designed for carrying out executions by beheading This article is about the device used to carry out executions by beheading. For the paper slicing tool, see Paper cutter. For other uses, see Guillotine (disambiguation). A guillotine (/ˈɡɪlətiːn/ GHIL-ə-teen /ˌɡɪləˈtiːn/ GHIL-ə-TEEN /ˈɡijətin/ GHEE-yə-teen)[1] is an apparatus designed for effectively carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame with a weighted and angled blade suspended at the top. The condemned person is secured with a pillory at the bottom of the frame, holding the position of the neck directly below the blade. The blade is then released, swiftly and forcefully decapitating the victim with a single, clean pass; the head falls into a basket… (Source: Wikipedia)
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