electrocution
/ɪlɛktrəˈkjuːʃ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun]
The injury or killing of someone by electric shock: they switched off the power supply to avoid any risk of electrocution death row inmates face either electrocution or lethal injection...
- The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled electrocution unconstitutional, effectively suspending executions in the state.
- I raced out of the kitchen, risking electrocution by attacking the television in my dripping rubber gloves.
- To avoid electrocution, the firefighters had to back away.
