v. & n. (also garotte; US garrote)
--v.tr.
1. execute or kill by strangulation, esp. with an iron or wire collar etc.
2 throttle in order to rob.
--n.
1. a a Spanish method of execution by garrotting. b the apparatus used for this.
2 highway robbery in which the victim is throttled.
Etymology: F garrotter or Sp. garrotear f. garrote a cudgel, of unkn. orig.