Garroting
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garroting — gar·rote || gÉ™ rÉ‘t / rÉ’t n. death by strangulation; execution by strangulation v. execute by strangulation; strangle to death and rob … English contemporary dictionary
garroting — A method of inflicting the death penalty on convicted criminals practiced in Spain, Portugal, and some Spanish American countries, consisting in strangulation by means of an iron collar which is mechanically tightened about the neck of the… … Black's law dictionary
garroting — A method of inflicting the death penalty on convicted criminals practiced in Spain, Portugal, and some Spanish American countries, consisting in strangulation by means of an iron collar which is mechanically tightened about the neck of the… … Black's law dictionary
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Garrote — Gar*rote , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garroted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Garroting}.] To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Garroted — Garrote Gar*rote , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garroted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Garroting}.] To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
garrote — I. noun or garotte Etymology: Spanish garrote Date: 1622 1. a. a method of execution by strangulation b. the apparatus used 2. an implement (as a wire with a handle at each end) for strangulation II. transitive verb or … New Collegiate Dictionary
scrag — I. noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of 2crag Date: 1542 1. a rawboned or scrawny person or animal 2. a. the lean end of a neck of mutton or veal called also scrag end b. neck II. transitive verb ( … New Collegiate Dictionary
