Synonyms for strangulation
stran·gu·la·tion

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1. choking, strangling, strangulation, throttlingnoun

   the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

   "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"

   Synonyms:
   choking, throttling, strangling

2. strangulationnoun

   the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage

   Synonyms:
   throttling, strangling, choking

3. strangulationnoun

   (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid

   "strangulation of the intestine"

   Synonyms:
   throttling, strangling, choking

Matched Categories

1. • Constriction
   • Disorder
   • Pathology
   • Suffocation

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1. List of paraphrases for "strangulation":

   stranglehold, bottleneck, constriction, asphyxia, suffocation, asphyxiation, crunch, bottlenecks, throttling, strangling

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1. Sanjay Gupta:

   They use incomplete data with incomplete information to try and draw a conclusion about the cause of death and to suggest it was a strangulation, we can't possibly know that with as little information as was presented.

2. Mark Piepmeier:

   To him, strangulation was sex, thats how bizarre this person is. That struck both of us as this cats different than anybody we normally deal with.

3. Abe George:

   There was an attorney for Club Med, strangely enough, that the court declared an interested party who got to cross-examine witnesses. And there was an attorney for the police department there who also cross-examined witnesses. And the attorney for the police department and the attorney for the club led essentially the same team, cross-examining the medical examiner, trying to cast doubt about his determination of manual strangulation, it was incredible. It was one of the craziest things I've seen.

4. Jonathan Arden:

   If, hypothetically, the hyoid bone is broken, that would generally raise questions about strangulation, but it is not definitive and does not exclude suicidal hanging.

5. Jason Jensen:

   I wouldn’t be surprised that it’s manual strangulation, i wouldn’t be surprised if he’s choked her before. Any victim that’s been choked before — their natural reaction is to lower their chin to their clavicle to prevent that hand from going around their throat.