Noun: strangulation ,strang-gyû'ley-shun
- The act of suffocating someone by constricting the windpipe
"no evidence that the strangulation was done by the accused";
- choking, strangling, throttling
- The condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
"The victim showed signs of strangulation"
- (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
"strangulation of the intestine"
Derived forms: strangulations
Type of: asphyxiation, constriction, disorder, suffocation, upset
Encyclopedia: Strangulation