STRANGULATION
Scrabble letter values: S1T1R1A1N1G2U1L1A1T1I1O1N1 = 14
Definition
- noun the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe. — synonyms: choking, strangling, throttling
- noun the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage.
- noun (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid.
Examples
- “no evidence that the choking was done by the accused”
- “strangulation of the intestine”