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choke hold

–noun
a restraining hold, as when one person encircles the neck of another from behind in a viselike grip with the arm.
Also, chokehold.
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choke·hold   (chōk'hōld')   
n.  A restraining move in which one person seizes another around the neck in a tight grip, typically from behind.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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