strangulation

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Strangulation (also strangulation and strangulation ; from lat. Strangulare "strangle") is the generic term for hanging , choking and strangling . In forensic medicine and forensics , the distinction is important, since in most cases hanging can be traced back to a suicide , while strangulation and strangulation are often caused by external influences.

Strangulation is also a method of execution and the like. a. with a choking gallows .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Strangulation - text slides for the lecture SS'07 ( Memento from November 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ); www.todesstrafe.de