1. past tense of garrote; killed by strangulation, especially with a wire or cord tightened around the neck
Usage: violent; criminal context

Examples

• The detective found evidence that the victim had been garroted.
• In the crime novel, the assassin garroted his target silently.
• The forensic report confirmed the man was garroted with a thin wire.
• Historical accounts describe how prisoners were sometimes garroted as punishment.
• The spy thriller featured a scene where the agent was nearly garroted.