WordNet
economic strangulation
n. punishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with them; "the economic strangulation of the Jews by the Nazi Party"
Usage examples of "economic strangulation".
The American navy blockaded the islands, trying to force capitulation by economic strangulation, but the Japanese were entrenched in their conquests, and stealthy lines of supply by ornithopter proved difficult to disrupt.
Over time, by methods of siege and economic strangulation if nothing else, they’.