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electrocution noun

  /ɪˌlɛktɹəˈkjuːʃən/
  • (informal) A severe electric shock, whether fatal or not.
 sähköisku
  • The accidental death or suicide by electric shock.
 sähkökuolema
  • Deliberate execution by electric shock, usually involving an electric chair.
 sähköteloitus

electrocute verb

  /əˈlɛktɹəkjuːt/ , /ɪˈlɛktɹəkjuːt/
  • (transitive, proscribed, informal) To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon.
 antaa sähköisku
  • (transitive) To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.
 kuolla sähköiskuun, teloittaa sähkötuolissa
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