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

He was arrested on assault, strangulation and other charges following a disturbance at a home, police said on October 7 2024. —Matt Wadleigh, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025

An autopsy revealed Totsky died from strangulation An autopsy conducted on Totsky revealed the cause of death to be strangulation after multiple injuries were found in her neck. —Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025

An autopsy revealed that JonBenet died of strangulation and a blow to the head. —Louis Casiano , Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025

Bonds pleaded not guilty to two felony strangulation charges and two misdemeanor charges stemming from a domestic incident at his home. —Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025

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