strangulation

IPA: stræŋgjʌɫˈeɪʃʌn

The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.

Examples of "strangulation" in Sentences

The strangulation was the sum of all his frustrations and fears.
Almost sounds like an autoerotic self-strangulation, which is quite different from suicide.
I believe it reasonable to believe that strangulation is the strategy, and that has begun towork.
Therefore it seems to me of some importance to know whether strangulation is now coming to be the normal practice.
"If the strangulation is prolonged, which is something that can happen very quickly, death or serious injury can result."
The strangulation is a classical method of killing in this kind of a situation as opposed obviously to shooting, stabbing, and even beating.
"The overall pattern of injuries indicate an episode of manual compression of the neck that is known as strangulation," Mr Lickley told the jury.
And the strangulation is a classical method of killing in this kind of a situation as opposed, obviously, to shooting, stabbing, and even beating.
The strangulation was the cause of death and the dismemberment was clearly after death, and most likely done for the purpose of trying to conceal the murder and dispose of the body.