noun
death by strangulation; ligature strangulation
Technical and forensic term for death caused by external compression of the neck, typically with a ligature.
検死の結果、死因は絞死と判明した。
The autopsy revealed that the cause of death was ligature strangulation.
絞死の痕跡が首に残っていた。
Marks of strangulation remained on the neck.
Compound of 絞 (こう, 'strangle') and 死 (し, 'death'). A technical term likely coined in forensic or medical contexts.