garrotes Synonyms
garrotes Meaning
garrotes
to strangle with or as if with a garrote, the apparatus used, an implement (as a wire with a handle at each end) for strangling, a method of execution by strangulation, an implement (such as a wire with a handle at each end) for strangulation, a method of execution by strangling
garrotes Sentence Examples
- The prisoners were cruelly punished with garrotes, their necks twisted until death.
- The garrote, a formidable medieval weapon, consisted of a rope and stick used for strangulation.
- The Spanish Inquisition brutally employed garrotes as an instrument of execution.
- The garrote left a horrifying spectacle, with the victim's face distorted and eyes protruding.
- The condemned man was placed on a scaffold, his neck secured with the garrote's rope.
- The executioner swiftly pulled the garrote, causing the victim's cervical vertebrae to fracture.
- The Spanish government abolished the use of garrotes in the mid-19th century.
- Despite its gruesome nature, the garrote remained a symbol of the cruel justice of the past.
- Today, the word "garrote" is often used figuratively to describe a method of strangulation or suppression.
- The historical use of garrotes stands as a reminder of the barbaric practices that once prevailed in the name of justice.
FAQs About the word garrotes
to strangle with or as if with a garrote, the apparatus used, an implement (as a wire with a handle at each end) for strangling, a method of execution by strang
chokes, throttles,strangles,suffocates, stifles, scrags, smothers,asphyxiates
restores, revives,resuscitates,
The prisoners were cruelly punished with garrotes, their necks twisted until death.
The garrote, a formidable medieval weapon, consisted of a rope and stick used for strangulation.
The Spanish Inquisition brutally employed garrotes as an instrument of execution.
The garrote left a horrifying spectacle, with the victim's face distorted and eyes protruding.
