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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Barton was arrested on charges of third-degree assault, third-degree strangulation, second-degree unlawful restraint, disorderly conduct and violation of protective order.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
Gordon Laakso is charged with murder, strangulation and suffocation, domestic abuse and hiding a corpse, records filed in St. Croix County show.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
The strangulation of our economy is rooted in a toxic mix of spending, taxing and regulating that leaves our population, our workers and our businesses gasping for relief and grasping for alternatives.
—John Teichert, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2025
Many famous bog bodies have violent causes of death, ranging from strangulation to slit throats, suggesting throwing a body in the bog during the Iron Age was intentional.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
Gordon Laakso is charged with murder, strangulation and suffocation, domestic abuse and hiding a corpse, records filed in St. Croix County show.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
The strangulation of our economy is rooted in a toxic mix of spending, taxing and regulating that leaves our population, our workers and our businesses gasping for relief and grasping for alternatives.
—John Teichert, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2025
Many famous bog bodies have violent causes of death, ranging from strangulation to slit throats, suggesting throwing a body in the bog during the Iron Age was intentional.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for strangulation
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“Strangulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strangulation. Accessed 14 Mar. 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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