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asphyxiation
noun
killing by depriving of oxygen
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noun
killing by depriving of oxygen
noun
the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
“asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
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asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture
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