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A dangerous form of violence, often by an intimate partner, that can cause lasting injury or death.
means The act of choking someone by compressing their throat, cutting off air or blood flow — a form of violence, not a figure of speech.
from From Latin 'strangulare,' to choke, which traces back to Greek 'strangalē,' a halter or cord for hanging. The Greek root itself connects to 'strangos,' meaning twisted — the image is literally of something twisted tight around the neck. The word has stayed grimly literal across two and a half thousand years of use.
- warning sign
- strongest predictor of future homicide in abuse cases
- deceptive injuries
- often leaves no visible marks at all
- time to unconscious
- as little as 10 seconds of pressure
- legal shift
- many states made it a felony only recently