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US
/ˌɪˌɫɛktɹəkˈjuʃən/
]
[ UK /ɪlˌɛktɹəkjˈuːʃən/ ]
[ UK /ɪlˌɛktɹəkjˈuːʃən/ ]
NOUN
- execution by electricity
- killing by electric shock
How To Use electrocution In A Sentence
- 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
- In 20004 the Army even issued this warning bulletin calling electrocution a killer, growing at an alarming rate. CNN Transcript May 26, 2008
- I raced out of the kitchen, risking electrocution by attacking the television in my dripping rubber gloves.
- 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
- They fear this peaceful drug dealer and, because of this fear, they want him to die by the chair of electrocution.
- For instance, why is the barbarism of state-sponsored electrocution still acceptable?
- To avoid electrocution, the firefighters had to back away.
- In 2004, the army even issued this warning bulletin, calling electrocution a killer, growing at an alarming rate. CNN Transcript Jul 28, 2009
- Many homeowners are afraid to tackle electrical projects - and rightly so; improperly handled, electricity poses electrocution and fire hazards.
- Teenagers are often injured from illicit activities involving accelerants, such as petrol, or electrocution.