garottes
Ligatures for strangling
Garottes is the plural of garotte, a device or method for strangling someone—historically an execution tool using a cord, wire, or metal collar tightened around the throat.
The verb means to kill or attack by strangulation from behind: The assassin garotted the guard before he could cry out.
Also spelled garrote or garrotte.
Death by neck compression
- ligatureCord for binding
- cordFlexible twisted strand
- wireThin metallic conductor
- strangleConstrict the throat
loop · noose · filament · cable · twine · rope · snare · constriction
Death by neck compression
- suffocationFatal lack of air
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- forceStrength or compulsion
cruelty · torture · harm · attack · assault · killing · homicide · strangling
Death by neck compression
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
clandestine · hitman · elimination · undercover · sabotage · liquidation · poison · disguise
Of courts and judges
- executionerOne who kills condemned
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
Ottoman · lethal · sentence · gallows · historical · medieval · criminal
strangulation
Death by neck compression
strangle · loop · noose · filament · cable · twine · rope · snare · constriction · suffocation
strangulation
Death by neck compression
- suffocationFatal lack of air
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
force · cruelty · torture · harm · attack · assault · killing · homicide · strangling · choking
strangulation
Death by neck compression
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
espionage · clandestine · hitman · elimination · undercover · sabotage · liquidation · poison · disguise · subterfuge
judicial
Of courts and judges
- executionerOne who kills condemned
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
scaffold · Ottoman · lethal · sentence · gallows · historical · medieval · criminal
garottesshoots
Fires or photographs
stabs · bludgeons · poisons · drowns · electrocutes
garottessnipes
Attacks from cover
bombs · airstrikes · drone strikes · drones · guns down