/ ɪˈlektrəkjuːt; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] [ usually passive ] to injure or kill sb by passing electricity through their body :
The boy was electrocuted when he wandered onto a railway track.
James Roach was electrocuted in South Carolina in 1986 (= punished by being killed in the electric chair) .
► elec·tro·cu·tion / ɪˌlektrəˈkjuːʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]:
Six people were drowned; five died from electrocution.
He was sentenced to death by electrocution.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from electro- , on the pattern of execute .