guillotine

A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade.

A device used for cutting stacks of paper to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged blade attached to a flat platform.

A cloture; a motion that debate be ended and a vote taken.

A surgical instrument for cutting the tonsils.

To execute, cut or cut short (a person, a stack of paper or a debate) by use of a guillotine.

To end discussion on a parliamentary bill by invoking cloture.