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garrotte
[ guh-rot, -roht ]
garrotte
/ ɡəˈ°ùÉ’³Ù /
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
verb
- to execute by means of the garrotte
- to strangle, esp in order to commit robbery
Derived Forms
- ²µ²¹°ùˈ°ù´Ç³Ù³Ù±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²µ²¹°ù·°ù´Ç³Ùt±ð°ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of garrotte1
Example Sentences
Taxi driver George Murdoch was found dead beside his vehicle on Pitfodels Station Road in September 1983 - the cheese wire thought to have been used as a garrotte was discovered nearby.
George "Dod" Murdoch, 58, was found dead beside his vehicle, with the cheese wire garrotte lying nearby.
He also saw what he called a “garrotte†round her neck.
The Conservative MP for New Forest West intervened in a Commons debate, saying the current penalties were insufficient, but if “offenders were garrotted with their own intestines†then numbers would fall.
George "Dod" Murdoch was found dead beside his vehicle, with a cheese wire garrotte lying nearby.
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