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electrocution — See electrocute. * * * Method of execution in which the condemned person is subjected to a heavy charge of electric current. The prisoner is shackled into a wired chair, and electrodes are fastened to the head and one leg so that the current will … Universalium
death penalty — n: death as punishment for a crime – called also capital punishment; see also cruel and unusual punishment; gregg v. georgia in the important cases section ◇ The U.S. Supreme Court has held that the death penalty is not inherently violative of… … Law dictionary
electrocution — 1890; see ELECTROCUTE (Cf. electrocute) + ION (Cf. ion). Meaning any death by electricity is from 1940 … Etymology dictionary
electrocution — Death caused by electricity. A method of executing the death penalty; passing through the body of the convict a current of electricity of sufficient intensity to cause his death. People ex rel. Kemmler v Durston, 119 NY 569, 579 … Ballentine's law dictionary
electrocution — Death caused by electricity. See electrocute. SYN: electrothanasia. * * * elec·tro·cu·tion (e lek″tro kuґshən) the taking of life by passage of electric current through the body … Medical dictionary
Electrocution — The term electrocution can mean either: * murder, accidental death, or suicide by electric shock * deliberate execution by electric shock, usually involving an electric chair; the word electrocution is a portmanteau for electrical execution… … Wikipedia
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death penalty — noun putting a condemned person to death • Syn: ↑execution, ↑executing, ↑capital punishment • Derivationally related forms: ↑execute (for: ↑executing), ↑executioner ( … Useful english dictionary
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