strangulation

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Smock had testified as an expert on strangulation as a witness for the prosecution in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Infants shouldn't sleep with blankets, stuffed toys, or bumpers that can potentially lead to suffocation or strangulation.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2023

Police in NI can now charge people with non-fatal strangulation.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2023

In a follow-up text, she says she told the authorities “this was not an attack” and that strangulation “did not occur and should be removed” from the case file “immediately.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2023

The startled sparrow shot downwards and stopped with a jerk, only thick neck feathers saving her from strangulation.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques