garotte

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I had to go back and check a necklace because TSA agents claimed it could be used to whip or garotte.

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an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation

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noun

an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation

verb

strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for garotte.

noun

an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation

verb

strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"

Example sentences

I had to go back and check a necklace because TSA agents claimed it could be used to whip or garotte.

"Here’s what happened:Unarmed Algerian Muslims demonstrating in central Paris against a discriminatory curfew were beaten, shot, garotted and even drowned by police and special troops.

It's far easier to touch someone in public than it is to garotte someone in public and North Korea seemed to think it had some kind of diplomatic right to the body before an autopsy, which would also lead them to believe that their exotic toxin wouldn't be discovered.

My $3 headphones are guaranteed to last as long as the phone I'm using, can be toggled between my phone and laptop with one touch, have never had driver issues, are far greener and less power hungry, do not induce noticable EM interference, have perfectly fine range and fidelity, and can be used as a defensive garotte if I'm attacked.