Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun execution by electricity.
- noun killing by electric shock.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The accidental
death orsuicide byelectric shock . - noun Deliberate execution by electric shock, usually involving an
electric chair . - noun informal, deprecated A severe electric shock, whether fatal or not.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun execution by electricity
- noun killing by electric shock
Etymologies
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Examples
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Army electrocution death -- "Army accuses contractors of 'negligent homicide' for electrocution#" (1 / 22 / 09).
South by Southwest 2009
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Mavromatti said his latest performance art -- what he calls his electrocution "experiment" -- will be live-streamed.
NYCity News Service: Shocking Stunt on Tap for Artist Without a Country NYCity News Service 2010
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Mavromatti said his latest performance art -- what he calls his electrocution "experiment" -- will be live-streamed.
NYCity News Service: Shocking Stunt on Tap for Artist Without a Country NYCity News Service 2010
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Does this mean that electrocution is not a constitutional means of execution?
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Does this mean that electrocution is not a constitutional means of execution?
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Cutting off the dark artery of cable that ran up it would not, but this electrical storm could ground itself through me, a process called electrocution.
Silver Zombie Carole Nelson Douglas 2010
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No one watching the electrocution was aware the elephant was already dying from poisoning when she was being led to her electrical death.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2008
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In 2004, the army even issued this warning bulletin, calling electrocution a killer, growing at an alarming rate.
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In 20004 the Army even issued this warning bulletin calling electrocution a killer, growing at an alarming rate.
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In 2004, the Army even issued this warning bulletin calling electrocution a killer, growing at an alarming rate.
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