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

Police said the metadata on the video of the apparent strangulation was dated 2017, the year before Nicole was last seen. — Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026

Court records show he's been charged with third-degree murder, strangulation, involuntary manslaughter and recklessly endangering another person. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

The rapper turned himself in to Miami Beach police Thursday, booked on a charge of battery by strangulation and a misdemeanor charge of battery by intentionally touching, striking or causing bodily harm. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

As for how the others might have died, scholars have suggested asphyxiation, strangulation, or poisoning. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for strangulation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

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