noun
- a device used for strangulation, typically consisting of a cord or wire that is tightened around the neck
- a method of execution by strangulation using such a device
Usage: historical
verb
- to kill someone by strangulation using a garotte or similar device
Examples
- The detective found evidence of a garotte at the crime scene.
- In some countries, the garotte was used as a form of capital punishment.
- The assassin attempted to garotte his victim silently.
- Historical records show that the garotte was considered a more humane method of execution.
- The killer used a makeshift garotte fashioned from wire.
- Police suspected the victim had been garotted based on the marks on his neck.