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To execute or put to death by electricity. -- E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n. [Recent; Newspaper words]

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  1. v. t. To execute or put to death by electricity. -- E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n. [Recent; Newspaper words]
  2. v. kill by electric shock
  3. v. kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
  4. To execute or put to death by electricity. -- E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n. Note: [Recent; Newspaper words]
  5. To execute or put to death by electricity.-- E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n.
  6. v:100 v. kill by electric shock v. kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair