A garrote (US-EN) or garrotte (UK-EN) ( gə-RO(H)T; alternatively spelled as garotte), or garrote vil (Spanish: [ɡaˈrote ˈβil]), is a weapon and a method of capital punishment. It consists of a handheld (or, in later years, sometimes mechanical) ligature of chain, rope, scarf, wire, or fishing line, used to strangle a person.
A garrote (US-EN) or garrotte (UK-EN) ( gə-RO(H)T; alternatively spelled as garotte), or garrote vil (Spanish: [ɡaˈrote ˈβil]), is a weapon and a method of capital punishment. It consists of a handheld (or, in later years, sometimes mechanical) ligature of chain, rope, scarf, wire, or fishing line, used to strangle a person.
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