The court sentenced him to death by electrocution.
electrocute in British English
(ɪˈlɛktrəˌkjuːt)
verb(transitive)
1.
to kill as a result of an electric shock
2. US
to execute in the electric chair
Derived forms
electrocution (eˌlectroˈcution)
noun
Word origin
C19: from electro- + (exe)cute
electrocute in American English
(iˈlɛktrəˌkjut; ɪˈlɛktrəˌkjut)
US
verb transitiveWord forms: eˈlectroˌcuted or eˈlectroˌcuting
to kill with a charge of electricity; specif., to execute in the electric chair
Derived forms
electrocution (eˌlectroˈcution)
noun
Word origin
electro- + execute
Examples of 'electrocute' in a sentence
electrocute
The figures come after an inquest jury found last week that mental health services and the prison system had failed a man who electrocuted himself in prison.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
They lifted my blindfold and showed me a man being electrocuted.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He nearly electrocuted himself a couple of times.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A man was feared electrocuted, floods rose and footie was called off.
The Sun (2014)
A man was electrocuted in an attempt to steal cable from a disused asylum, a coroner heard.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In other languages
electrocute
British English: electrocute VERB
If someone is electrocuted, they are killed or badly injured when they touch something connected to a source of electricity.