garrotte

• Instrumento o dispositivo utilizado para ejecutar a alguien mediante estrangulamiento, típicamente un collar de hierro con un tornillo o una cuerda corrediza.

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.

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   • 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.