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It means to execute a person by beheading. This verb is based on the name of the 18th Century form of execution called a Guillitine. Now, the word can be used as a verb to describe any decapitation, such as a car accident.
Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738-1814) did not invent the device named for him (the guillotine), but suggested such a device be used for "quick and painless" execution by decapitation. Beheading by ax was already widely used for death penalties, but was seen by many as hideous and barbaric. The guillotine acquired a repugnant reputation during the Reign of Terror in France.
No, he wasn't. Execution by decapitation has been used since ancient times.
Dr. Antoine Louis was the original inventor of the execution device known as the Guillotine after Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin who had first proposed that beheading by a simple device should be used for executions to replace the cruel and messy methods of the era ranging from hangings and decapitation by sword to inhumane torture. Ironically Dr. Antoine Louis was indeed executed using his own invention during the Reign of Terror around 1973-1974.
The decapitation device that was used during the French revolution was the guillotine.
GuillotineThe Guillotine
I believe it doesn't have an actual name, it's just "fear of decapitation."
The French invented a device called the guillotine whereby a large, heavy, sharp, angled blade drops from a height and severs a person's head from his body.
It means to execute a person by beheading. This verb is based on the name of the 18th Century form of execution called a Guillitine. Now, the word can be used as a verb to describe any decapitation, such as a car accident.
Cattle Decapitation was created in 1996.
The removal of a person's head (or the head of any animal) is decapitation.(see the related question)
Decapitation is one of the punishment of a person. It is removing the head from the rest of the body.
The ISIS decapitation video fades to black because the makers of the video want to be dramatic.
Decapitation
No! Not it all!
The cast of The Obligatory Decapitation Finale - 2006 includes: Bob Wells