strangulation

Noun

• (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
  • strangulation of the intestine
    

• the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage

• the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
  • no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
    

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• Synonyms: 
  choking , strangling , throttling