garrotte

• Gerät oder Werkzeug zur Erdrosselung, das entweder zur Hinrichtung oder zur Tötung durch Ersticken verwendet wird.

A noun referring to an instrument or device used for execution by strangulation.

1. Execution deviceC1formal

   A device used for execution by strangulation, typically consisting of a cord or wire tightened around the neck.

   Garotte

   • The prisoner was executed using a garrotte.
   • Historical accounts describe the garrotte as a brutal method of capital punishment.
   • The garrotte was used in some countries until the 20th century.