garrote (Meaning)
garrote (n)
an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
garrote (v)
strangle with an iron collar
garrote (n.)
A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life become extinct; also, the instrument by means of which the punishment is inflicted.
garrote (v. t.)
To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob.
Synonyms & Antonyms of garrote
garrote Sentence Examples
- The prisoner was sentenced to death by garrote, a gruesome method of execution.
- The garrote is a device consisting of an iron rod with a cord or chain that is tightened around the victim's neck.
- Garroting was a common form of capital punishment in Spain during the Middle Ages.
- The Spanish Inquisition used the garrote extensively to eliminate its perceived enemies.
- The garrote causes death by strangulation and asphyxiation.
- The victim's neck is placed between the iron rod and a wooden post, and the cord is drawn tight with a lever.
- The garrote is still employed in some countries as a method of capital punishment.
- The use of the garrote is considered cruel and inhumane by human rights organizations.
- In 1978, Spain abolished the use of the garrote as a form of capital punishment.
- The garrote remains a symbol of the dark and brutal era of the Spanish Inquisition.
FAQs About the word garrote
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The prisoner was sentenced to death by garrote, a gruesome method of execution.
The garrote is a device consisting of an iron rod with a cord or chain that is tightened around the victim's neck.
Garroting was a common form of capital punishment in Spain during the Middle Ages.
The Spanish Inquisition used the garrote extensively to eliminate its perceived enemies.
