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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Key Background Majors was arrested on charges of strangulation, assault and harassment of a 30-year-old woman, his ex-girlfriend, in March 2023. —Conor Murray, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024

Their deaths — by slit throat, strangulation, and sniper’s bullet, respectively — are clearly murders, but London’s Metropolitan Police haven’t connected the dots among the three of them just yet. —Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024

Tinsel and decorative string can also cause choking or strangulation risks, said Dr. Chris Ford, an emergency physician in Wisconsin and spokesperson for the American College of Emergency Physicians. —Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024

Officer Herman Means was jailed Tuesday in Johnson County on preliminary domestic battery and strangulation charges following an investigation by Whiteland police. —Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

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