electrocutions

Noun

electrocution (countable and uncountable, plural electrocutions)

1. (originally) Deliberate execution by electric shock, usually involving an electric chair.
   • A correspondent of The American has taken exception to the use, in a recent paragraph in this column, of the word “electrocution.” The writer of the paragraph referred to is conscious that the word, like other etymological hybrids, lacks euphony and consistency; but during the formative period...1890 August 23, “Weekly notes”, in The American, volume 524, Robert Ellison, page 370

   Synonyms:

   electrothanasia

2. The accidental death or suicide by electric shock.
   • The faulty wiring caused the unfortunate worker’s accidental electrocution.
3. (informal, proscribed) A severe electric shock, whether fatal or not.