Execute
Execute verb - To carry out effectively.
Guillotine is a synonym for execute in hang topic. In some cases you can use "Guillotine" instead a verb "Execute", when it comes to topics like kill, put to death, decapitate.
Guillotine
Guillotine verb - To cut off the head of.
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Synonyms for Guillotine
Execute is a synonym for guillotine in decapitate topic. You can use "Execute" instead a verb "Guillotine".
Nearby Words: guillotining, guillotined
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- This explains the most common ways to execute people during that time: burning at the stake and the guillotine.
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In Moonlight Mick finds out that the reason that during French Revolution the guillotine was used to execute people was that vampires were the targets.
Source: Beethoven Was an Alien Spy -
The King from The Wizard of Id tried to decide how to execute a condemned prisoner (hanging or guillotine) with a coin toss, only to have the coin land on its edge.
Source: Heads, Tails, Edge
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