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    garrotte
    /ɡəˈrɒt/

    verb

    • 1. kill (someone) by strangulation, especially with a length of wire or cord: "he had been garrotted with piano wire"

    noun

    • 1. a wire, cord, or other implement used for garrotting.

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  2. GARROTTE definition: 1. to kill someone by putting a metal wire or collar around their neck and pulling it 2. a metal…. Learn more.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › GarroteGarrote - Wikipedia

    Garrote - Wikipedia. A 1901 execution at the old Bilibid Prison, Manila, Philippines. A garrote ( / ɡəˈrɒt, ɡəˈroʊt / gə-RO (H)T; alternatively spelled as garotte and similar variants) [1] or garrote vil ( Spanish: [ɡaˈrote ˈβil]) is a weapon and a method of capital punishment.

  4. A garrote is a method of execution by strangulation or the apparatus used for it. It can also be an implement for strangling or a verb meaning to strangle.

  5. The garrote was a Spanish execution device used to kill someone by strangulation or damage to the spinal cord. Garrote is used to mean strangulation in general or a weapon a person would use to strangle someone.

  6. 1. verb. If someone is garrotted, they are killed by having something such as a piece of wire or cord pulled tightly round their neck. The two guards had been garrotted. [be VERB -ed] [ Also VERB noun] 2. countable noun. A garrotte is a piece of wire or cord used to garrotte someone.

  7. Definition of garrotte verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. noun. a Spanish method of execution by strangulation or by breaking the neck. the device, usually an iron collar, used in such executions. obsolete. strangulation of one's victim while committing robbery.