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斷頭台
thumb|The guillotine used in Luxembourg between 1798 and 1821 A guillotine ( ) is an apparatus designed for effectively carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame with a weighted and angled blade suspended at the top. The condemned person is secured with a pillory at the bottom of the frame, holding the position of the neck directly below the blade. The blade is then released, swiftly and forcefully decapitating the victim with a single, clean pass; the head falls into a basket or other receptacle below.
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A guillotine is a mechanical device used to execute people by beheading, consisting of a tall frame with a weighted blade at the top that swiftly decapitates a secured victim. It matters historically because it was adopted as an execution method in various countries and represents a significant aspect of capital punishment practices in certain time periods.
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Article · 中文
斷頭台（法語：Guillotine）是一種執行死刑的器具，用以將犯人的頭斬去。斷頭台由一個高的直立架和一塊刀片組成，而刀片則用繩索懸掛在頂部，當執行死刑時，刀片垂直墜落，頭從身體截斷。根據歷史記載，斷頭台起源於法國並且是該國執行死刑的最主要方法，特別是在法國大革命期間。在法國大革命之後，多個國家（包括法國在內）也開始使用斷頭台。在1981年法國廢除死刑前，以斷頭台斬首是該國執行死刑的唯一合法方式。
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