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The 8 pages that link to Guillotine, each with the reason it gives.

• Reign of TerrorRelated: It became the most visible instrument of state execution.

• Thermidorian ReactionRelated: Robespierre and his closest allies were executed by guillotine the day after their arrest.

• Revolutionary TribunalRelated: A death sentence from the Tribunal was commonly carried out by guillotine.

• ExecutionerBroader topic: Its adoption standardized beheading and changed the executioner's practical task.

• HangingCompared with: It contrasts with hanging as a mechanically distinct method of execution.

• Georges CouthonRelated: Couthon was guillotined after the fall of Robespierre.

• Execution by firing squadCompared with: It is another execution method associated with state punishment and political upheaval.

• Augustin RobespierreRelated: The guillotine was the instrument of Augustin’s execution in Paris.