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Vocabulary Entry
strangulation
|noun • verb
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N
noun
The act or process of strangling or the state of being strangled.
Example Sentences
"The strangulation of the victim was determined to be the cause of death."
"In her story, she describes the symbolic strangulation of creativity."
"Strangulation by a chokehold can lead to serious injury or death."
V
verb
To kill someone by squeezing the throat to block airflow.
Example Sentences
"The attacker tried to strangulate his victim in a fit of rage."
"She struggled to avoid being strangulated during the scuffle."
"The novel's antagonist plots to strangulate his enemies one by one."