GAROTTE
\ɡəɹˈɒt], \ɡəɹˈɒt], \ɡ_ə_ɹ_ˈɒ_t]\
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strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"
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an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
By Princeton University
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