STRANGULATION

strangulation. Strangulation, n. the act of killing by strangling

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Stran″gu‐la′tion (?), n. [[L. strangulatio: cf. F. strangulation. See Strangle.]] 1. 1. The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.
2. 2. (Med.) Inordinate compression or constriction of a tube or part, as of the throat; especially, such as causes a suspension of breathing, of the passage of contents, or of the circulation, as in cases of hernia.