garrote
Sign in to saveAlso known as garrotting, ligature strangulation
thumb|A 1901 execution at the old Manila City Jail|Bilibid Prison, [[Manila, Philippines]]
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It is catalogued under topics including Execution equipment, Execution methods and Instruments of torture.
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- Assassination weapon
- Execution device
- Abolition
- Notable deaths by garroting
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thumb|A 1901 execution at the old Manila City Jail|Bilibid Prison, [[Manila, Philippines]]
A garrote ( ; alternatively spelled as garotte and similar variants) or garrote vil () 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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