What term describes a fatal injury caused by external pressure applied to the neck by a hand or an object, where the force is not due to the body's own weight?

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Published: 21 May 2019
Last updated: 28 May 2026

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Explanation

Strangulation refers to death caused by external compression of the neck by hands or objects, excluding the force generated by the body's weight, which is characteristic of hanging. Suffocation and drowning involve different mechanisms of oxygen deprivation.

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What term describes a fatal injury caused by external pressure applied to the neck by a hand or an object, where the force is not due to the body's own weight?

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