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gar·rote or gar·rotte  (g-rt, -rt)

n.

1.

a. A method of execution formerly practiced in Spain, in which a tightened iron collar is used to strangle or break the neck of a condemned person.

b. The iron collar used for such an execution.

2.

a. Strangulation, especially in order to rob.

b. A cord or wire used for strangling.

tr.v. gar·rot·ed or gar·rot·ted, gar·rot·ing or gar·rot·ting, gar·rotes or gar·rottes

1. To execute by garrote.

2. To strangle in order to rob.

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[Spanish, cudgel, instrument of torture, possibly from Old French garrot, perhaps from garoquier, to struggle.]

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gar·roter n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	garrote - an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation garotte, garrotte, iron collar instrument of execution - an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person
Verb	1.	garrote - strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain" garotte, garrotte, scrag strangle, strangulate, throttle - kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"