Suffocation
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noun


(1)   Killing by depriving of oxygen
(2)   The condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
"Asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture"
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Noun



  1. asphyxia
    A child left unattended may die of suffocation.
  2. a particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia
    The coroner reported three suffocations last week.
 
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