choke hold

“They have such a choke hold on my family. I can’t imagine our grocery list without it at this point,” she said.

"I then did try to leave, but before I did he put me in a rear naked choke hold and dragged me to the ground."

The infamous legal arrangement, known in some other states as a guardianship, put a court-ordered choke hold on the entertainer’s personal life, financial affairs and globally recognized career.

The officers put McClain in a "carotid" choke hold at least twice and held him down for 15 minutes until the arrival of medics.

Powell wound his arm around Robinson’s neck in a choke hold, and the sergeant braced himself for the knife that was sure to follow at any moment.