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# electrocution

«electrocution» in Mova's school dictionary: **Being killed or badly hurt by an electric shock** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (electrocution, uncountable; an electrocution, electrocutions)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Being killed or badly hurt by an electric shock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electrocution/#m1)

2) (law, US history) A way of executing a criminal using the electric chair, used in some US states. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electrocution/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and safety lessons, electrocution is the danger of touching live wires, using electrical things near water, or climbing pylons; phrases: «risk of electrocution», «danger of electrocution».

### examples

- Never fly a kite near power lines because of the risk of electrocution. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electrocution/#x1)
- Water and electricity together can cause electrocution. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electrocution/#x2)
- The sign on the pylon warned of danger of electrocution. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electrocution/#x3)
- The electrician turned off the power to avoid electrocution. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electrocution/#x4)
- Many birds die by electrocution on power lines. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electrocution/#x5)
- Never poke anything into a socket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electrocution/#x6)

### note

Verb: electrocute (electrocuted). Strictly, electrocution means killed, but people often use it for a bad shock. Safety: stay away from substations, railway lines and fallen power cables; call an adult and 999 / 911 / 000 / 111.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «electrocution» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electrocution/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.