electrocution

English Thesaurus

1. killing by electric shock (noun.act)

hypernym	:	kill, killing, putting to death,
definition	:	the act of terminating a life (noun.act)

2. execution by electricity (noun.act)

hypernym	:	capital punishment, death penalty, executing, execution,
definition	:	putting a condemned person to death (noun.act)

3. killing by electric shock (noun.act)

derivation	:	electrocute,
definition	:	kill by electric shock (verb.social)

4. execution by electricity (noun.act)

derivation	:	electrocute, fry,
definition	:	kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair (verb.social)

5. killing by electric shock (noun.act)

derivation	:	electrocute,
definition	:	kill by electric shock (verb.social)

6. execution by electricity (noun.act)

derivation	:	electrocute, fry,
definition	:	kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair (verb.social)