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What is the noun for stranglement?

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strangler
  1. Someone who strangles, especially who murders by strangling.
  2. An epiphyte whose aerial roots eventually strangle the tree on which it grows.
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    1. “One of the biggest is the boa constrictor, the legendary non-venomous strangler found throughout much of Central and South America.”
      “While it might look impressive in rainforests, the strangler fig is one fig you shouldn't try at home.”
      “Experience subtle changes in vegetation as we descend into the rainforest of bangalow palms, strangler figs and red cedar.”
strangulation
  1. The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
  2. The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.
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    1. “Avoid strangulation with window-blind cords by installing breakaway tassels.”
      “The cause of death was strangulation although the pathologist could not rule out a smothering by a pillow.”
      “The reported cause of death was cardiorespiratory arrest caused by asphyxia as a result of strangulation and aspiration of gastric contents.”
strangles
  1. A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi.
stranglement
  1. (rare) Strangulation.
strangling
  1. The crime of killing by strangling.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The detective was gathering evidence to build a strong case against the suspect for the charge of strangling.”
strangulations
stranglements
  1. plural of stranglement
stranglings
stranglers
  1. plural of strangler
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  3. Examples:
    1. “While Kas's hands were busy trying to pry the stranglers off his neck, his legs swung free.”
      “Humanity is made of ogres, of strong men with the hands of stranglers and the teeth of cannibals.”
      “The attempt of the stranglers to lynch a horse-thief at Las Salinas, the same being me.”
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