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ELECTROCUTION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Killing by electric shock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("electrocution" is a kind of...):

kill; killing; putting to death (the act of terminating a life)

Derivation:

electrocute (kill by electric shock)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Execution by electricity

Synonyms:

burning; electrocution

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("electrocution" is a kind of...):

capital punishment; death penalty; executing; execution (putting a condemned person to death)

Derivation:

electrocute (kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair)

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