GARROTTE

Span. method of strangling criminals by means of a metal collar, fixed to an upright apes. and a screw which enters the spin column.—Garrotting, system of partial strangulation, used by highway robbers in England, who seized their victims from behind. seaport, on Mediterranean, Almeria, Spain; exports silver, copper, iron, fruit. town and port, on Mersey, Lancashire, England. Pop. 17,000.