garrotte
IPA: gˈærʌt
noun
- A cord, wire or similar used for strangulation.
- (historical) An iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation.
verb
- (transitive) To execute by strangulation.
- (transitive) To suddenly render insensible by semi-strangulation, and then to rob.
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Examples of "garrotte" in Sentences
- I think the garrotte needs to disappear.
- It doesn't really show the garrotte itself.
- The sinew could have been used as a garrotte.
- The sinew could have been used as a garrotte causing the ligature marks.
- You can't philosophise about moral responsibility and let people garrotte dogs.