strangulation
noun
stran·gu·la·tion
ˌstraŋ-gyə-ˈlā-shən 
1
: the action or process of strangling or strangulating
2
: the state of being strangled or strangulated
especially
: excessive or pathological constriction or compression of a bodily tube (such as a blood vessel or a loop of intestine) that interrupts its ability to act as a passage
Examples of strangulation in a Sentence
The cause of death was strangulation.
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Wallace also confessed to an 11th murder, the 1990 rape and strangulation of 18-year-old Tashanda Bethea in Barnwell.
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Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Six other charges related to the 2020 incident – harassment, coercion, strangulation, interference with making a report and second counts of menacing and assault in the fourth degree – were dismissed.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
According to Deutsch outlet de Volkskrant, a forensic analyst said that the woman’s body had severe injuries to her neck and prosecutors suggested strangulation may have occurred.
—Afp, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
Additionally, in October 2020, Bryan was arrested on a felony charge of strangulation and misdemeanor charges of assault and interfering with a police report.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Six other charges related to the 2020 incident – harassment, coercion, strangulation, interference with making a report and second counts of menacing and assault in the fourth degree – were dismissed.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
According to Deutsch outlet de Volkskrant, a forensic analyst said that the woman’s body had severe injuries to her neck and prosecutors suggested strangulation may have occurred.
—Afp, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
Additionally, in October 2020, Bryan was arrested on a felony charge of strangulation and misdemeanor charges of assault and interfering with a police report.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Strangulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strangulation. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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strangulation
noun
stran·gu·la·tion
ˌstraŋ-gyə-ˈlā-shən
1
: an act or process of strangling
2
: the state of being strangled
Medical Definition
strangulation
noun
stran·gu·la·tion
ˌstraŋ-gyə-ˈlā-shən
1
: the action or process of strangling or strangulating
2
: the state of being strangled or strangulated
especially
: excessive or pathological constriction or compression of a bodily tube (as a blood vessel or a loop of intestine) that interrupts its ability to act as a passage
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