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Noun: electrocution  u,lek-tru'kyoo-shun
  1. Killing by electric shock
    "The prisoner was sentenced to death by electrocution"; "Accidental electrocution is a risk for electrical workers"
     
  2. Execution by electricity
    "The state used electrocution as a method of capital punishment until it was outlawed";
    - burning

Derived forms: electrocutions

Type of: capital punishment, death penalty, executing, execution, kill, killing, putting to death

Encyclopedia: Electrocution