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electrocution vs execution

execution vs electrocution

electrocution and execution both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
electrocution Yes No No No
execution Yes No No No
As nouns, execution is a hypernym of electrocution; that is, execution is a word with a broader meaning than electrocution:
  • electrocution: execution by electricity
  • execution: putting a condemned person to death
Other hypernyms of electrocution include capital punishment, death penalty, executing.
electrocution (noun) execution (noun)
killing by electric shock putting a condemned person to death
execution by electricity unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out
(law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
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