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Electrocution   Listen
noun
electrocution  n.  
1.
Execution by electricity. Note: Electrocution as a form of punishment for crime is usually carried out while the victim is sitting in a chair specially designed for the purpose, called an electric chair, fitted with electrodes that contact the head and limbs. To be executed in such a manner is sometimes referred to in grim humor as to ride the lightning.
Synonyms: burning.
2.
Killing by electric shock.






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