Meaning & use
garroted
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Strangled or executed someone by tightening a cord or wire around the neck.
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In the historical drama, the spy is garroted by an assassin in a dark alley.
The condemned man was garroted in Spain, a method of execution used there until the 20th century.
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Historically refers to a specific method of execution using a tightening device called a garrote; in fiction it is often used more loosely to describe strangulation with a cord or wire.
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