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strangulation

noun

the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

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Word length
13
Starts with
S
Ends with
N
Contains
TR
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

    “no evidence that the choking was done by the accused”

noun

  1. (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid

    “strangulation of the intestine”

noun

  1. the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage

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no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
strangulation of the intestine

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