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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His sentence also includes convictions of assault, controlling and coercive behavior, non-fatal strangulation and criminal damage offenses committed against a second former partner in Lancashire, per the release.
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Luther Brown, 53, was convicted by a San Diego Superior Court jury along with Brendan Conrad Doyle, 27, of murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the October 2020 strangulation slaying of 65-year-old Laura Doyle.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
Walter McNary was convicted of a felony count of strangulation in 2012.
—Matthew Cupelli, IndyStar, 23 July 2025
In January 1979, Bellingham police detectives in Washington state arrested Bianchi as the prime suspect in the strangulation murders of two Western Washington University students, Karen L. Mandic and Diane A. Wilder.
—Richard Winton
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Luther Brown, 53, was convicted by a San Diego Superior Court jury along with Brendan Conrad Doyle, 27, of murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the October 2020 strangulation slaying of 65-year-old Laura Doyle.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
Walter McNary was convicted of a felony count of strangulation in 2012.
—Matthew Cupelli, IndyStar, 23 July 2025
In January 1979, Bellingham police detectives in Washington state arrested Bianchi as the prime suspect in the strangulation murders of two Western Washington University students, Karen L. Mandic and Diane A. Wilder.
—Richard Winton
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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“Strangulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strangulation. Accessed 20 Aug. 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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