guil·lo·tine/ˈɡiləˌtēn,ˈɡēəˌtēn/noun:
guillotine; plural noun: guillotines
1.                  a machine with a heavy blade sliding
vertically in grooves,    used for beheading people;
a device for cutting that incorporates a descending
or sliding blade,            used typically
for cutting paper, card, or sheet metal.
a surgical instrument with a sliding blade
used typically for the removal of the tonsils.

          BRITISH (in parliament) a procedure
         used to prevent delay in the discussion
of a legislative bill by fixing times
     at which various parts of it
     must be voted on;
"a guillotine motion": verb: guillotine;
                         3rd person present:
guillotines; past tense: guillotined;
past participle: guillotined;
                  gerund or present participle: guillotining

1.             execute (someone)                by guillotine.
BRITISH (in parliament)      end discussion
by applying a guillotine to (a bill or debate).
            Origin: late 18th century: from the French,
named                      after Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738–1814),
                the French physician who recommended
                                   its use for executions in 1789.