suffocation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: suffocation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suffocation n killing by depriving of oxygen [syn: suffocation, asphyxiation] the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture" Synonym(s): suffocation, asphyxiation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suffocation \Suf`foca"tion\, n. [L. suffocatio: cf. F. suffocation.] The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking. Note: The term suffocation* is sometimes employed synonymously with asphyxia. In the strict medico-legal sense it signifies asphyxia induced by obstruction of the respiration otherwise than by direct pressure on the neck (hanging, strangulation) or submersion (drowning). --Quain.