1. the act of strangling someone with a cord, wire, or similar device, especially as a method of execution or murder
Usage: often refers to historical execution methods

1. present participle of garrotte: to strangle someone with a cord, wire, or similar device
Usage: violent action

Examples

• The historical museum displayed instruments used for garrotting during medieval times.
• The detective suspected garrotting as the cause of death based on the marks around the victim’s neck.
• Garrotting was once a common method of execution in some countries.
• The criminal was garrotting his victim when police arrived.
• Evidence of garrotting was found at the crime scene.
• The novel described a scene involving garrotting in graphic detail.