خفه کردن

Also known as strangulation

thumb|225px|A cheetah strangling an [[impala, Timbavati Game Reserve, South Africa]] Strangling or strangulation is the compression of the neck leading to an increasingly hypoxic state in the brain, which can lead to unconsciousness or even death. Fatal strangulation typically occurs in cases of violence, accidents, and is one of two main ways that hanging causes death (alongside breaking the victim's neck).