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Definition of Electrocuting
1. electrocute [v] - See also: electrocute
Lexicographical Neighbors of Electrocuting
Literary usage of Electrocuting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memories of a Musical Life by William Mason (1901)
"electrocuting CHOPIN THE question is, Should Chopin be played in accordance with
the spirit of the time in which he lived, should his works be played in the ..."
2. The Bookman (1899)
"(3) What do you think of the propriety of electrocuting a woman who happens to
commit a murder? "Happens" is good; and we love that word "electrocuting. ..."
3. Technology Review by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Association of Class Secretaries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Association (1899)
"Begin by electrocuting Edison and Marconi; apprehend the Wright brothers and put
them behind the bars. A few years ago, largely owing to new instruments for ..."
4. Science Abstracts by Institution of Electrical Engineers (1900)
"The 110-volt lighting current seems capable of electrocuting certain individuals.
WSH 062. EMF's. of Muscle, from lite Point of Vient' of Diagnosis. ..."
5. Hand-book of Criminal Law by William Lawrence Clark (1894)
"An officer would be guilty of a felonious homicide in beheading, shooting, or
electrocuting a criminal sentenced to be hung.22 Homicide in Making Arrest or ..."
6. Holy-days and Holidays: A Treasury of Historical Material, Sermons in Full by Edward Mark Deems (1906)
"This is a very shameful death, a very disgraceful death, more disgraceful than
the scaffold or the electrocuting chair, but the Son of God died this ..."
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