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strangulation
noun
The act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
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noun
The act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
“No evidence that the choking was done by the accused”
noun
(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
“Strangulation of the intestine”
noun
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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