Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - guillotine

~1 n 1 a piece of equipment used to cut off the heads of criminals, especially in France in the past 2 a piece of equipment used to cut large sheets of paper 3 BrE the setting of a time limit on the discussion about a proposed law in the British parliament ~2 v 1 to cut off someone's head using a guillotine 2 BrE to limit the period of time allowed for the discussion of a proposed law in the British parliament