GARROTE-ROBBERY
\ɡɐɹˈɒtɹˈɒbəɹi], \ɡɐɹˈɒtɹˈɒbəɹi], \ɡ_ɐ_ɹ_ˈɒ_t_ɹ_ˈɒ_b_ə_ɹ_i]\
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A robbery committed by means of garroting or compressing the victim's windpipe till he becomes insensible. This crime is usually effected by three accomplices - the fore - stall or man who walks before the intended victim, the back-stall who walks behind the operator and his victim, and the nasty-man, the actual perpetrator of the crime. The purpose of the stalls is to conceal the crime, give alarm of danger, carry off the booty, and facilitate the escape of the nasty-man.
By Daniel Lyons
