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  1. stranglehold, chokehold, throttleholdnoun

    complete power over a person or situation

    "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"

    Synonyms:
    stranglehold, throttlehold, choke hold

  2. chokehold, choke holdnoun

    a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind

    "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled"

    Synonyms:
    stranglehold, throttlehold, choke hold

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  1. spadicnoun

    slack put activist de bouse in chokehold;reference to mayoral candidate melvin slack putting global activist greshun de bouse in a chokehold early august 2022

    Submitted by anonymous on October 8, 2022  
  2. spadicnoun

    acronym for slack put de bouse in a chokehold (spadic)-referencing politician melvin g. slack putting activist greshun de bouse in a chokehold in 2022

    Submitted by anonymous on October 14, 2022  

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. chokehold

    Synonyms:
    Airchoke, bar arm control, choke hold, neck hold, neckhold, shime-waza, strangle hold, stranglehold, strangles

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  1. Stuart London:

    Daniel Pantaleo indicated Daniel Pantaleo never used a chokehold, daniel Pantaleo used a takedown technique Daniel Pantaleo was taught in the academy. Daniel Pantaleo said Daniel Pantaleo never exerted any pressure on the windpipe and never intended to injure Eric Garner.

  2. Dustin Roberts:

    I did two tours in Iraq and I never had to put a chokehold on anyone, that’s the craziest thing I’ve ever done.

  3. Stuart London:

    He indicated he never used a chokehold, he used a takedown technique he was taught in the academy. He said he never exerted any pressure on the windpipe and never intended to injure Mr. Garner.

  4. Judge Brady O’Callaghan:

    Stop telling her you're sorry- Judge Brady O’Callaghan to politician Melvin G. Slack in a September 1, 2022 protective order hearing, after Slack apologized repeatedly to Global Activist Greshun De Bouse concerning putting her in a chokehold

  5. The Real PR Team:

    If this got outa hand any kind of way I apologize.-Mayoral Candidate Melvin Slack to Activist Greshun De Bouse concerning putting her in a chokehold.


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