1. An instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
   - garrote [N. Amer], garotte, iron collar

1. Strangle with an iron collar
   "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"
   - garrote [N. Amer], garotte, scrag

Derived forms: garrotting, garrottes, garrotted

See also: garrotter [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: instrument of execution, strangle, strangulate, throttle

Encyclopedia: Garrotte

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