chokehold

or choke hold

[ chohk-hohld ]

noun

1. a restraining hold in which one person encircles the neck of another in a viselike grip with the arm, usually approaching from behind:

   The suspect was put in a chokehold and was gasping for breath.

2. a stifling grip; stranglehold:

   a company that once had a chokehold over the PC market.

chokehold

/ ˈtʃəʊkˌhəʊld /

noun

1. the act of holding a person's neck across the windpipe, esp from behind using one arm
2. complete power or control

   the chokehold the mob has had on the town

Example Sentences

The problem starts in that instant of electric mistrust when the cop reaches for his gun, or employs a homicidal chokehold.

From The Daily Beast

Garner died in July after a white police officer placed him in a chokehold banned by department regulations.

From The Daily Beast

In a grim echo of Michael Brown, the white New York City cop who placed Eric Garner in a banned chokehold wasn't charged.

From The Daily Beast

The young man proved to be the very person who had made the chokehold video.

From The Daily Beast

Officer Daniel Pantaleo put him in what looked like a chokehold, which is specifically prohibited by the NYPD patrol guide.

From The Daily Beast