"choke hold" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: choke holds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} choke hold (plural choke holds)
  1. Alternative form of chokehold. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: chokehold
    Sense id: en-choke_hold-en-noun-93YXYnps Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2001, Lisa Kloppenberg, Playing it Safe: How the Supreme Court Sidesteps Hard Cases and Stunts the Development of Law",
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