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