strangulation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌstræŋ.ɡjəˈleɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌstræŋ.ɡjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
扼死，勒死，掐死
the action of killing someone by pressing their throat so that they cannot breathe, or the act of dying in this way
The post-mortem showed that the boy had died from strangulation. 尸体解剖表明男孩是被人勒死的。