a restraining hold in which one person encircles the neck of another in a viselike grip with the arm, usually approaching from behind: The suspect was put in a chokehold and was gasping for breath.
a stifling grip; stranglehold: a company that once had a chokehold over the PC market.
Lavin testified before state senators at a July hearing, where he questioned whether civilians are qualified to serve on police oversight boards, and suggested that chokeholds might sometimes be warranted.
How Criminal Cops Often Avoid Jail|by Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press|September 23, 2020|ProPublica
We’ve been yelling and screaming now … for years saying no chokeholds and no carotid restraints.
North County Report: An Activist on His Agenda for North County and Beyond|Kayla Jimenez|June 24, 2020|Voice of San Diego
SDPD banned the chokehold, after ignoring calls to do so for years.
Despite Recent Budget Vote, Reformers See SDPD Cuts as Inevitable|Andrew Keatts|June 23, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The cops piled on and Pantaleo placed Garner in a chokehold, a technique banned by the NYPD.
Eric Garner Protests: ‘It’s Like Vietnam’|Abby Haglage, Caitlin Dickson, Jacob Siegel, Chris Allbritton|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The young man proved to be the very person who had made the chokehold video.
Bronx Gunman Shot His Friend, Didn’t Spill His Drink|Michael Daly|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Officer Daniel Pantaleo put him in what looked like a chokehold, which is specifically prohibited by the NYPD patrol guide.
The Gentle Giant Cut Down by Cops|Michael Daly|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lipkin-Shahak was no stranger to the cat-and-mouse dynamic that has so often kept the Middle East in a chokehold.
Saying Goodbye To Lipkin-Shahak|Mira Sucharov|December 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“Christian bookstores have a chokehold on the Christian publishing industry,” Evans wrote after The Blind Side flap.
How Rachel Held Evans Beat the Evangelical Decency Police|David Sessions|October 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for chokehold
chokehold
/ (ˈtʃəʊkˌhəʊld) /
noun
the act of holding a person's neck across the windpipe, esp from behind using one arm
complete power or controlthe chokehold the mob has had on the town