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Republican marriage

Noun

Definitions

1.NounAn alleged form of execution during the French Revolution in which a man and woman were tied together naked, exposed to public view for a time in this condition, and then stabbed, shot, or thrown into a body of water to drown.

Synonyms

mitraillade dry guillotine necktie party noyade necktie-party shotgun marriage auto da fe posthumous execution gibbet guillotinement guillotinism fusillation

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