A garrote (/ ɡəˈrɒt, ɡəˈroʊt / gə-RO (H)T; alternatively spelled as garotte and similar variants) [1] or garrote vil (Spanish: [ɡaˈrote ˈβil]) is a weapon and a method of capital punishment.

The meaning of GARROTE is a method of execution by strangulation. How to use garrote in a sentence.

Nov 14, 2025 · The Spanish garrote became the empire’s most enduring tool of punishment. Used from the era of the Inquisition to the late 20th century, it served both as execution device …

The garrotte (or garrote) was the standard civilian method of execution in Spain. It was introduced in 1812/13, at the beginning of the reign of Ferdinand VII, to replace the crude form of hanging …

garrote, device used in strangling condemned persons. In one form it consists of an iron collar attached to a post. The victim’s neck is placed in the collar, and the collar is slowly tightened …

The garrote (or garrotte) was a strangulation device used primarily for execution, though it also served as a method of torture. Unlike a simple rope, the garrote typically featured a metal …

GARROTE definition: a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury …

GARROTE meaning: 1. to kill someone by putting a metal wire or collar around their neck and pulling it 2. a metal…. Learn more.

To strangle or kill someone by tightening a cord or wire around their neck, often from behind. "The assassin would garrote his victims without any hint of remorse." Detailed meaning of garrote.

A garrote is a piece of wire or cord used to garrote someone. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers