What is the meaning of chokehold?

noun

  • Complete power over a person or situation.
    • usage: "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"
  • A restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind.
    • usage: "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled"
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