garrotte
verb
[ ɡəˈrɒt ]
• kill (someone) by strangulation, especially with a length of wire or cord.
• "he had been garrotted with piano wire"
garrotte
noun
• a wire, cord, or other implement used for garrotting.
Origin:
early 17th century: via French from Spanish garrote ‘a cudgel, a garrotte’, perhaps of Celtic origin.
