strangulation, n.
(strangulations)
freq. cnt. 1
(strangulations)
freq. cnt. 1
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
choking strangling strangulation throttling
sample sentences
"no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
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(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
<noun.act>
strangulation
sample sentences
"strangulation of the intestine"
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the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
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strangulation
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