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Meaning of GAROTTE

Pronunciation:  gu'rât

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
  2. [v]  strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"
 
 Synonyms: garrote, garrotte, garrotte, iron collar, scrag
 
 See Also: instrument of execution, strangle, strangulate, throttle

 

 

 

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