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Antonyms for electrocution


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-lek-truh-kyoot
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɛk trəˌkyut



Definition of electrocution

Origin :
  • 1890; see electrocute + -ion. Meaning "any death by electricity" is from 1940.
  • As in execution : noun killing
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for electrocution

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