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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation;
[syn: garrote, garotte, garrotte, iron collar]


VERB (1)

1. strangle with an iron collar;
- Example: "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"
[syn: garrote, garrotte, garotte, scrag]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

garrotte n 1: an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation [syn: garrote, garotte, garrotte, iron collar] v 1: strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain" [syn: garrote, garrotte, garotte, scrag]