'Electrocution' definitions:
Definition of 'electrocution'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Electrocution'
From: GCIDE
- Electrocute \E*lec"tro*cute`\, v. t. [Electro- + cute in execute.] To execute or put to death by electricity. -- {E*lec`tro*cu"tion}, n. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'electrocution'
From: GCIDE
- electrocution \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}.
- Syn: burning. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
- 2. killing by electric shock. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'electrocution'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beheading,
- burning,
- capital punishment,
- crucifixion,
- decapitation,
- decollation,
- defenestration,
- execution,
- fusillade,
- garrote,
- gassing,
- hanging,
- hemlock,
- judicial murder,
- lapidation,
- necktie party,
- poisoning,
- shooting,
- stoning,
- strangling,
- strangulation,
- the ax,
- the block,
- the chair,
- the gallows,
- the gas chamber,
- the guillotine,
- the hot seat,
- the rope