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The rope cuts into the skin when it falls or leaves clearly visible bruises in the area of the rope, which later remain as a furrow or imprint.
In forensic medicine , the cord furrow can say something about the chosen cord (e.g. thickness), the precise circumstances of death or the type of knot chosen.