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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Many of the homicides had documented risk factors associated with lethal violence, including stalking, strangulation, death threats and prior use of a weapon.
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The 29-year-old mother was given a felony strangulation charge and misdemeanor charges of child abuse and assault on a child under 12, according to police.
—Mike Stunson, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
In 2018, officials in Missouri announced that DNA evidence connected Brashers to the 1990 strangulation of a woman in South Carolina, as well as the 1998 shootings of a mother and daughter in Missouri.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Jose Alex Guarneros-Granados, also from Mexico, was convicted of multiple counts of domestic battery and strangulation and sentenced to nine years in prison, Covington said.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
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Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The 29-year-old mother was given a felony strangulation charge and misdemeanor charges of child abuse and assault on a child under 12, according to police.
—Mike Stunson, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
In 2018, officials in Missouri announced that DNA evidence connected Brashers to the 1990 strangulation of a woman in South Carolina, as well as the 1998 shootings of a mother and daughter in Missouri.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Jose Alex Guarneros-Granados, also from Mexico, was convicted of multiple counts of domestic battery and strangulation and sentenced to nine years in prison, Covington said.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Strangulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strangulation. Accessed 10 Oct. 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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