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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.

   Word Origin early 17th century: via French from Spanish garrote ‘a cudgel, a garrotte’, perhaps of Celtic origin.

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   What does garrote mean?

   • estrangular, garrote… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! GARROTTE definition: 1. to kill someone by putting a metal wire or collar around their neck and pulling it 2. a metal….

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   What is a garrote vil?

   • A garrote (/ ɡəˈrɒt, ɡəˈroʊt / gə-RO (H)T; alternatively spelled as garotte and similar variants) or garrote vil (Spanish: [ɡaˈrote ˈβil]) is a weapon and a method of capital punishment. It consists of a handheld ligature of chain, rope, scarf, wire or fishing line, used to strangle a person. From the torture museum of Freiburg im Breisgau

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   What is a garrote used for?

   • Since World War II, the garrote has been regularly employed as a weapon by soldiers as a silent means of killing sentries and other enemy personnel. Instruction in the use of purpose-built and improvised garrottes is included in the training of many elite military units and special forces.

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   What happens if a person is garrotted?

   • If someone is garrotted, they are killed by having something such as a piece of wire or cord pulled tightly round their neck. A garrotte is a piece of wire or cord used to garrotte someone. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 4. 5. Collins English Dictionary.

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   What is a garrote made of?

   • From the torture museum of Freiburg im Breisgau A garrote can be made of different materials, including ropes, cloth, cable ties, fishing lines, nylon, guitar strings, telephone cord or piano wire. A stick may be used to tighten the garrote; the Spanish word refers to the stick itself.

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   How does a garrote work?

   • The Indian version of the garrote frequently incorporates a knot at the center intended to aid in crushing the larynx, decreasing the communication capabilities of the victim, while someone applies pressure to the victim's back, usually using a foot or knee.

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   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. It consists of a handheld ligature of chain, rope, scarf, wire or fishing line, used to strangle a person. [2] Assassination weapon.

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   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.

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   verb. variants or garotte. garroted or garotted; garroting or garotting. transitive verb. : to strangle with or as if with a garrote. garroter noun. Synonyms. Verb. choke. strangle. suffocate. throttle. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of garrote in a Sentence.

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   Garrote definition: a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.. See examples of GARROTE used in a sentence.

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   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.