Garrote
Garrote verb - To keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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He had also killed someone in a similar manner (with a wire garrote) shortly before.
Source: Off with His Head! -
In Baldur's Gate, The initial Big Bad, Rieltar Anchev, killed with a garrote his wife for infidelity in front of their adopted son, Sarevok.
Source: Karmic Death -
Sarevok, for his part, genuinely loved his adoptive mother, but after his adoptive father killed her in front of him with a garrote over infidelity, Sarevok grew to despise him.
Source: Franchise / Baldur's Gate
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