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[[Image:guillotine.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Lithograph of a guillotine used in Denmark]]

[[Image:guillotine.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Lithograph of a guillotine used in Denmark]]

'''Guillotine''' is the [[French]] word for a device used in [[execution]]s.  Most guillotines have a heavy blade that is attached to a tall frame. The blade is raised with a rope and then allowed to drop, severing a part of the victim's body (usually the [[head]]).  

'''Guillotine''' is a word of [[French]] origin for a device used in [[execution]]s.  Most guillotines have a heavy blade that is attached to a tall frame. The blade is raised with a rope and then allowed to drop, severing a part of the victim's body (usually the [[head]]).  

==History==

==History==