(French fukjetɛ̃vil) n (Biography) Antoine Quentin (ɑ̃twan kɑ̃tɛ̃). 1746–95, French revolutionary; as public prosecutor (1793–94) during the Reign of Terror, he sanctioned the guillotining of Desmoulins, Danton, and Robespierre
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Antoine Quentin . 1746--95, French revolutionary; as public prosecutor (1793--94) during the Reign of Terror, he sanctioned the guillotining of Desmoulins, Danton, and Robespierre