Synonyms for electrocution
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ih-lek-truh-kyoot |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɛk trəˌkyut |
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Définition of electrocution
Origin :- 1890; see electrocute + -ion. Meaning "any death by electricity" is from 1940.
- As in execution : noun killing
- But there won't be any electrocution, Allen; no, there cannot be.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
- "But the electrocution was not to be until morning," she said.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
- "I'm not planning to end my days by electrocution," smiled Bob.
- Extract from : « Walter and the Wireless » by Sara Ware Bassett
- He was tried speedily, sentenced to electrocution, and executed October 28.
- Extract from : « Poems of American History » by Various
- There are three men sentenced to electrocution in September and October.
- Extract from : « Prisons and Prayer: Or a Labor of Love » by Elizabeth Ryder Wheaton
- A strait-jacket, indeed, is not a camisole, just as electrocution is not hanging.
- Extract from : « A Mind That Found Itself » by Clifford Whittingham Beers
- Electrocution can occur from either low voltage (household type) or high voltage currents.
- Extract from : « Electricity for the 4-H Scientist » by Eric B. Wilson
- One minister was present when experiments in "electrocution" took place in the United States.
- Extract from : « The Kingdom of God is Within You, What is Art » by Lyof N. Tolstoi
- In my innocence I did my best to carry out his instructions, with the result that I suffered a mild sort of electrocution.
- Extract from : « A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland » by Meg Gehrts
Antonyms for electrocution
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