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It was a substitute for the axe and the sword which had been in use for nobles and the noose which was used for commoners. It was one of the reforms put into place by the French Revolution to provide both less pain and equality.
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What is a French instrument of execution?
The Guillotine was a French instrument of execution.
What execution method was popular during the reign of terror?
chopping off the head via guillotine.
What special piece of execution equipment was used during the French Revolution?
The guillotine.
What term fits a weapon of execution?
guillotine
What nationality was Joseph Guillotin?
He was born in Saintes, France and died in Paris. He did not invent the guillotine and he was not killed by it. He did advocate its use as a democratic, painless and humane method of execution.
Guillotine and Reign of Terror?
It was the chosen method of execution.
What method of execution is commonly associated with the revolution?
Guillotine
The guillotine replaed which method of execution?
Both hanging and decapitation by Axe or Sword.
What is a French instrument of execution?
The Guillotine was a French instrument of execution.
What execution method was popular during the reign of terror?
chopping off the head via guillotine.
The french instrument for execution?
Guillotine
What was the French instrument for execution?
Guillotine.
What machine chops heads off?
Aside from the old English method (a big hefty executioner with a really big axe), the most common machine used for beheading was the French Guillotine. It was used as a method of execution in France until capital punishment there was abolished in 1981. The last execution in France by guillotine was in 1977. There are other older machines similar to the French Guillotine, like the Scottish Maiden, and the Halifax Engine, but the guillotine is the most well known device because of its use during the French Revolution to execute nobles, including the King and Queen of France. ---- the guillotine
What special piece of execution equipment was used during the French Revolution?
The guillotine.
What term fits a weapon of execution?
guillotine
Word that fits this definition a weapon of execution?
Guillotine.
Who designed the guillotine?
we don't know who designed the guillotine but Dr Joseph Ignace Guillotine was the lobbyist for it and said they would benefit from execution of people
