garrotte vs gibbet

garrotte

noun
  • An iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation. 

  • A cord, wire or similar used for strangulation. 

verb
  • To execute by strangulation. 

  • To suddenly render insensible by semi-strangulation, and then to rob. 

gibbet

noun
  • A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal. 

  • An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display. 

  • The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib. 

verb
  • To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn. 

  • To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet. 

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