garrote
Sign in to savethumb|A 1901 execution at the old Manila City Jail|Bilibid Prison, [[Manila, Philippines]]
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6 sectionsContents
- Assassination weapon
- Execution device
- Abolition
- Notable deaths by garroting
- References
- External links
thumb|A 1901 execution at the old Manila City Jail|Bilibid Prison, [[Manila, Philippines]]
A garrote ( ; alternatively spelled as garotte and similar variants) or garrote vil () is a weapon and a method of capital punishment. It consists of a handheld (or, in later years, sometimes mechanical) ligature of chain, rope, scarf, wire, or fishing line, used to strangle a person.