ligature

Example Sentences

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Her cause of death was ligature and manual strangulation.

From Seattle Times

An investigator with the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office discovered a ligature around Juarez-Corro’s neck, the complaint said.

From Seattle Times

"The provisional cause of death for both of them was given as ligature compression to the neck pending further investigation," he said.

From BBC

He died by hanging in June, using a ligature torn from a bedsheet, according to the Sacramento County coroner.

From Los Angeles Times

It recorded "a serious failure on communication between staff at all levels" regarding an alleged ligature incident, as well as "a serious failure in not changing the levels of observations" following a suspected ligature.

From BBC