Definition of "strangulation" [stran•gu•la•tion]

• The act of strangling or strangulating. (noun)
• The state of being strangled or strangulated. (noun)
• Pathology Constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or another fluid: strangulation of the intestine. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I believe it reasonable to believe that strangulation is the strategy, and that has begun towork."
• ""If the strangulation is prolonged, which is something that can happen very quickly, death or serious injury can result.""
• "Therefore it seems to me of some importance to know whether strangulation is now coming to be the normal practice."