to kill someone by putting a metal wire or collar around their neck and pulling it
Garroted
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from the word : [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·rottesTo execute by [garrote].
To strangle in order to rob.
Garroted meaning & definition 1 of Garroted.
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to kill someone by putting a metal wire or collar around their neck and pulling it
Garroted meaning & definition 2 of Garroted.
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