strangulation
noun[U]
uk/ˌstræŋ.ɡjəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌstræŋ.ɡjəˈleɪ.ʃən/theactionofkillingsomeone bypressingtheirthroatso that they cannotbreathe, or theactofdyingin this way:
扼死，勒死，掐死Thepost-mortemshowedthat theboyhaddiedfrom strangulation.尸体解剖表明男孩是被人勒死的。
Murder & attempted murder
- asphyxiation
- assassinate
- assassination
- attempt
- bloodstained
- butcher
- drive-by
- genocide
- gunsomeonedown
- holocaust
- homicide
- infanticide
- polish
- polishsomethingoff
- pop off
- putsomeoneto the swordidiom
- regicide
- slaughter
- snuff
- throttle
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