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electrocution vs death penalty

death penalty vs electrocution

electrocution and death penalty both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
electrocution Yes No No No
death penalty Yes No No No
As nouns, death penalty is a hypernym of electrocution; that is, death penalty is a word with a broader meaning than electrocution:
  • electrocution: execution by electricity
  • death penalty: putting a condemned person to death
Other hypernyms of electrocution include capital punishment, executing, execution.
electrocution (noun) death penalty (noun)
killing by electric shock putting a condemned person to death
execution by electricity
Difference between electrocution and death penalty

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