Electrocution


[ih-lek-truh-kyoot] /ɪˈlɛk trəˌkyut/

verb (used with object), electrocuted, electrocuting.
1.
to kill by electricity.
2.
to (a criminal) by electricity, as in an electric chair.
/ɪˈlɛktrəˌkjuːt/
verb (transitive)
1.
to kill as a result of an electric shock
2.
(US) to execute in the electric chair
n.

1890; see electrocute + -ion. Meaning “any death by electricity” is from 1940.
v.

“execute by electricity,” 1889, American English, from electro- + back half of execute. The method first was used Aug. 6, 1890, in New York state, on William Kemmler, convicted of the murder of his common-law wife. Sense involving accidental death is first recorded 1909. Electric chair is also first recorded 1889, which is when the first one was introduced in New York state as a humane alternative to hanging. Related: Electrocuted; electrocuting.

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