garotted
Killed by ligature
Garotted is the past tense of garotte, meaning killed or attacked by strangulation with a cord, wire, or similar ligature tightened around the throat.
The method was historically used for execution in Spain and elsewhere, and remains associated with assassination and murder: The informant was garotted in an alley.
Also spelled garrotted.
Killed by throat compression
- throttledConstricted to limit flow
- asphyxiatedKilled by oxygen deprivation
- chokedHad airway blocked
- executedCarried out or killed
hanged · suffocated · dispatched · killed · assassinated · murdered · silenced · eliminated
Thin metallic conductor
- cordFlexible twisted strand
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- ligatureCord for binding
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
tightened · twisted · constricted · compressed · windpipe · throat · neck · jugular
Killed with intent
- assassinatedMurdered for political reasons
- attackedActed aggressively against
- ambushedAttacked from concealment
- victimOne harmed by another
homicide · forensic · autopsy · bruising · criminal · hitman · mafia · underworld
Church court hunting heretics
- execution methodWay to carry out death sentence
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
prisoner · condemned · iron collar · public execution · plaza · auto-da-fe · inquisitor · sentence
strangled
Killed by throat compression
- throttledConstricted to limit flow
- asphyxiatedKilled by oxygen deprivation
- chokedHad airway blocked
executed · hanged · suffocated · dispatched · killed · assassinated · murdered · silenced · eliminated · condemned
wire
Thin metallic conductor
tourniquet · tightened · twisted · constricted · compressed · windpipe · throat · neck · jugular · carotid
murdered
Killed with intent
- assassinatedMurdered for political reasons
- attackedActed aggressively against
- ambushedAttacked from concealment
victim · homicide · forensic · autopsy · bruising · criminal · hitman · mafia · underworld · gangland
Spanish Inquisition
Church court hunting heretics
- execution methodWay to carry out death sentence
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
heresy · prisoner · condemned · iron collar · public execution · plaza · auto-da-fe · inquisitor · sentence · punishment