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- noun Plural form of
electrocution .
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Examples
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The "electrocutions" were faked and the victims were actors, but the participants believed that it was all real, having been told that it was an experiment in whether punishment would make people better at answering the questions.
Telegraph Blogs 2008
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Until now, the biggest health concerns for authorities have been keeping children from drowning and preventing electrocutions, which have increased as the waters move deeper into densely populated areas.
Thai Flooding Causes Threat of Disease Shibani Mahtani 2011
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Officials say at least 36 deaths from electrocutions have been reported, with people unplugging refrigerators, charging their mobile phones, connecting water pumps or performing other tasks in places where waters have inundated power sources.
Thai Flooding Causes Threat of Disease Shibani Mahtani 2011
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The one I really didn't like the most though was the electrocutions, with car batteries.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Now it's Bangkok's turn, and the problem in Thailand could be much more severe because of the flood's agonizingly slow movement south towards the Gulf of Thailand, worsening the risk of infections such as dengue fever, diarrhea or leptospirosis, a condition caused by contact with rat urine, not to mention drowning and electrocutions.
Floodwater Leaves Bangkok Awash in Trash James Hookway 2011
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The vast majority of the 437 deaths reported have been caused by drowning or electrocutions.
Thai Flooding Causes Threat of Disease Shibani Mahtani 2011
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The next day, there was the very real threat of mass electrocutions after rainstorms had shown their non-romantic side by drenching the grounds.
Michael Sigman: Fornatale Spreads Gospel of Woodstock-Era Music 2010
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Some of you might remember incidents of faulty electrical work causing electrocutions in the showers on bases in Iraq.
Hilary Kramer: We Must Keep Our Sons and Daughters Safe 2010
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Some of you might remember incidents of faulty electrical work causing electrocutions in the showers on bases in Iraq.
Hilary Kramer: We Must Keep Our Sons and Daughters Safe 2010
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The next day, there was the very real threat of mass electrocutions after rainstorms had shown their non-romantic side by drenching the grounds.
Michael Sigman: Fornatale Spreads Gospel of Woodstock-Era Music 2010
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