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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White was arrested and charged with one count of domestic abuse battery/strangulation.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2025
The Chihuahua Attorney General's Office in Mexico claimed that Sifuentes died of asphyxiation by strangulation, and said her body was discovered on the Periferico Camino Real highway in Juarez on March 22, according to KVIA-TV.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Gil-Martinez, who’s currently on administrative leave from the department, was first arrested in November on charges of domestic violence, including assault, unlawful restraint and strangulation/suffocation.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
According to court records, Gil-Martinez was first arrested on Nov. 16 on charges of third-degree assault, second-degree threatening, first-degree unlawful restraint, interfering with an emergency call and strangulation/suffocation.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2025
The Chihuahua Attorney General's Office in Mexico claimed that Sifuentes died of asphyxiation by strangulation, and said her body was discovered on the Periferico Camino Real highway in Juarez on March 22, according to KVIA-TV.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Gil-Martinez, who’s currently on administrative leave from the department, was first arrested in November on charges of domestic violence, including assault, unlawful restraint and strangulation/suffocation.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
According to court records, Gil-Martinez was first arrested on Nov. 16 on charges of third-degree assault, second-degree threatening, first-degree unlawful restraint, interfering with an emergency call and strangulation/suffocation.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Strangulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strangulation. Accessed 12 May. 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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