the guillotine was first used in france on 25 april 1792.
the guillotine was first used in france on 25 april 1792.
when was the guillotine first used in france?
25 april 1792
the guillotine had been proposed as a means of execution in 1789 by joseph-ignace guillotin. the french revolution marked the end of hanging by requiring all executions to be accomplished by means of the blade, rather than reserving it only for nobles. however, as beheading by a hand-held axe or blade was a comparatively inefficient and unreliable method of execution compared with hanging, the mechanical guillotine was adopted; it was also regarded as a more humane way to take the life of the condemned than earlier messy ways of execution. the device was first used on nicolas jacques pelletier on 25 april 1792. guillotine usage then spread to other countries such as germany (where it had been used since before the revolution), italy, sweden (used in a single execution), and french colonies in africa, french guiana and french indochina.
capital punishment in france
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a guillotine is a device for carrying out executions by decapitation, named after joseph-ignace guillotin.









































guillotine or guillotines may also refer to:









































section::::cutting devices.









































bullet::::- guillotine (metalwork)









































bullet::::- paper guillotine, another name for a paper cutter









































bullet::::- flying guillotine, an ancient chinese ranged weapon









































bullet::::- straight-bladed style of cigar cutter









































section::::sports.









































bullet::::- guillotine choke, a martial arts chokehold









































bullet::::- guillotine (wrestling), a spinal lock; also known as "the twister" to avoid confusion with the guillotine choke









































bullet::::- guillotine press-up, where the chest, head, and neck are lowered below the plane of the hands









































section::::games and magic.
guillotine (disambiguation)