'asphyxiation' definitions:

Definition of 'asphyxiation'

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noun
The condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture" [syn: suffocation, asphyxiation]
noun
Killing by depriving of oxygen [syn: suffocation, asphyxiation]

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