Strangling
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Strangling or strangulation is the compression of the neck leading to an increasingly hypoxic state in the brain, which can lead to unconsciousness or even death. Fatal strangulation typically occurs
A cheetah strangling an impala, Timbavati Game Reserve, South Africa
Illustration depicting the ligature strangulation of Saint Godelieve
Garrote
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A garrote or garrotte, or garrote vil, is a weapon and a method of capital punishment. It consists of a handheld ligature of chain, rope, scarf, wire, or fishing line, used to strangle a person.
Strangling
…from a cord wound around the neck Ligature strangulation — Strangulation without suspension using some form of cord-like object (ligature) called a garrote Manual strangulation — Strangulation using the fingers, hands, or other extremity…
From the torture museum of Freiburg im Breisgau
In this 15th-century depiction of the burning of Albigensians after an auto da fé, the condemned had been garrotted previously. It is one of the first depictions of a garrotte. Pedro Berruguete, Saint Dominic Presiding over an Auto-da-fé.
Execution by garrotte in Spain
Execution by garrotte of a murderer in Barcelona