strangulation

noun

stran·​gu·​la·​tion ˌstraŋ-gyə-ˈlā-shən 

1

: the action or process of strangling or strangulating

2

: the state of being strangled or strangulated

especially : excessive or pathological constriction or compression of a bodily tube (such as a blood vessel or a loop of intestine) that interrupts its ability to act as a passage

Examples of strangulation in a Sentence

The cause of death was strangulation.

Recent Examples on the Web

In fact, the poverty that persists in Haiti today is directly tied to this economic strangulation. —Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús / Made By History, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024

According to the medical examiner, Madeline died from strangulation, FOX 35 Orlando, WESH and Click Orlando previously reported. —Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024

An autopsy later revealed strangulation as her cause of death. —Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2024

Mackenzie watched the strangulations, Elizabeth and other followers said, and made others watch as well. —Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

strangulation

noun

stran·​gu·​la·​tion ˌstraŋ-gyə-ˈlā-shən 

1

: an act or process of strangling

2

: the state of being strangled

Medical Definition

strangulation

noun

stran·​gu·​la·​tion ˌstraŋ-gyə-ˈlā-shən 

1

: the action or process of strangling or strangulating

2

: the state of being strangled or strangulated

especially : excessive or pathological constriction or compression of a bodily tube (as a blood vessel or a loop of intestine) that interrupts its ability to act as a passage