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strangulation

/ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/ noun C2
  1. The act of strangling or the state of being strangled. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid. (countable, uncountable)

Plural strangulations

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Then, again, if not poison, what had caused the man’s death, since there was neither wound nor marks of strangulation?
A Study in Scarlet, p. 45 · B2

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