Defenition of the word garrotte

• Defenition of the word garrotte

  • A handheld weapon, most often referring to a ligature of chain, rope, scarf, wire or fishing line used to strangle someone to death.
  • An execution device where the condemned is tied to a pole and strangulated from behind.
  • an instrument for execution by strangulation
  • strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"
  • an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
  • strangle with an iron collar

Synonyms for the word garrotte

• • garotte
  • garrote
  • iron collar
  • scrag

Hypernyms for the word garrotte

• • instrument of execution
  • strangle
  • strangulate
  • throttle

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