garrotte

Phineas understood well now that his friend was in the act of being garrotted, and that his instant assistance was needed.
Phineas Finn|Anthony Trollope
On a platform sat three depressed and underfed wretches, who, I thought, were to be immediately garrotted.
Southern Spain|A.F. Calvert
A column in the middle of the square marks the spot where Doa Mariana Pineda was publicly garrotted in 1831.
Southern Spain|A.F. Calvert
The other three seamen were then called in one after the other, garrotted, handcuffed, and imprisoned in the same way.
The Book of the Bush|George Dunderdale

Such is the age; you can take no part in public life without being garrotted in a speciality.
Harmonies of Political Economy|Frdric Bastiat

British Dictionary definitions for garrotte

garrotte

garrote or garotte

/ (ɡəˈrɒt) /

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 (tr)

to execute by means of the garrotte

to strangle, esp in order to commit robbery

Derived forms of garrotte

garrotter, garroter or garotter, noun

Word Origin for garrotte

C17: from Spanish garrote, perhaps from Old French garrot cudgel; of obscure origin

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