strangulation
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstrangulationstran‧gu‧la‧tion /ˌstræŋɡjəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] KILLBREATHEthe act of killing someone by pressing on their throat, or the fact of being killed in this wayOrigin strangulation (1500-1600) Latin strangulatio, from strangulare “to strangle”, from Greek strangalan, from strangale “cord”