strangulation
noun
stran·gu·la·tion
ˌstraŋ-gyə-ˈlā-shən 
1
: the action or process of strangling or strangulating
2
: the state of being strangled or strangulated
especially
: excessive or pathological constriction or compression of a bodily tube (such as a blood vessel or a loop of intestine) that interrupts its ability to act as a passage
Examples of strangulation in a Sentence
The cause of death was strangulation.
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Miller, 32, was charged with two Level 5 felonies of domestic battery and strangulation, which accuse him of assaulting a pregnant woman at his Portage residence on New Year’s Eve.
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Just five days after being part of a 29-13 loss that gave the Seattle Seahawks the Lombardi Trophy, the 32-year-old pleaded not guilty to charges of felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Her cause of death was determined to be manual strangulation and blunt force trauma.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
The rapper's boyfriend now faces a felony strangulation or suffocation charge, along with misdemeanor assault, according to online court records reviewed by USA TODAY.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Just five days after being part of a 29-13 loss that gave the Seattle Seahawks the Lombardi Trophy, the 32-year-old pleaded not guilty to charges of felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Her cause of death was determined to be manual strangulation and blunt force trauma.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
The rapper's boyfriend now faces a felony strangulation or suffocation charge, along with misdemeanor assault, according to online court records reviewed by USA TODAY.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Strangulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strangulation. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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strangulation
noun
stran·gu·la·tion
ˌstraŋ-gyə-ˈlā-shən
1
: an act or process of strangling
2
: the state of being strangled
Medical Definition
strangulation
noun
stran·gu·la·tion
ˌstraŋ-gyə-ˈlā-shən
1
: the action or process of strangling or strangulating
2
: the state of being strangled or strangulated
especially
: excessive or pathological constriction or compression of a bodily tube (as a blood vessel or a loop of intestine) that interrupts its ability to act as a passage
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