Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of electricuting. Also
electrocution .
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Examples
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Chaining, pummeling, beating to death, use of dogs, electricution simulations, batons in the rectums of detainees.
Think Progress » Rep. Shays: Abu Ghraib was a ’sex ring.’ 2006
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Why risk electricution for a Sporting News featuring Boris Becker?
ChicagoNow 2010
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Risk of electricution, battiery risk for overheating and exploding, limited range, expensive materials, increased pedestrian risk, plug standardization, ect .....
Autoblog 2009
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Risk of electricution, battiery risk for overheating and exploding, limited range, expensive materials, increased pedestrian risk, plug standardization, ect .....
Autoblog 2009
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Lead singer Andrew James Hamilton wryly told fans that he was hoping to avoid electricution and performed the entire set with a cloth cover draped over his microphone.
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According to the BBC, the invention complies with slaughter regulations for animals such as cows and sheep, and that it's only a fraction of a second of electricution before they're knocked unconscious.
TreeHugger 2009
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The Death penalty Ha Ha got what you deserve electricution!
Lowell Sun Forum 2009
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According to the BBC, the invention complies with slaughter regulations for animals such as cows and sheep, and that it's only a fraction of a second of electricution before they're knocked unconscious.
TreeHugger 2009
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What a shame there’s no chance of accidental electricution!
Anarchy In The Uk « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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I was terrified to let my sons mow the lawn when they were younger, but I didn’t want them sitting on their asses while I was working, so I had one raking and the other following me around with the wire over my head — I have a horror of electricution too.
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