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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

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How to use strangulation in a sentence?

  1. 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.

  2. Andrea Wyant:

    It is very important to understand that a non-fatal strangulation incident is an incident of an indicator that you are 750% more likely to die at the hands of that abuser.

  3. Ziv Cohen:

    Strangulation is a more intimate type of homicide, and so it generally points us in the direction of somebody certainly who knew her or who might have gotten physical with her.

  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.


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