strangulation
noun
the act or process of cutting off someone's ability to breathe by squeezing their throat.
self-strangulation
-
a word derived from
strangulation.
Example Sentences
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What's more immediately relevant, though, is self-strangulation by codes of practice.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2012
Brazil abounds with the most valuable woods in the world, but is prevented from competing with other nations by this system of self-strangulation.
From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by James Orton
