electrocution
noun/ɪˌlektrəˈkjuːʃn/
/ɪˌlektrəˈkjuːʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- the fact of somebody being injured or killed when electricity passes through their body
- Six people were drowned; five died from electrocution.
- He was sentenced to death by electrocution.
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