[n] an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
garotte, garrotte, iron collar
asphyxia, asphyxiate, asphyxiation, behead, beheading, bowstring, burke, burking, burn, burning, capital punishment, choke, choking, crucifixion, crucify, decapitate, decapitation, decollate, decollation, defenestrate, defenestration, drown, drowning, ele