lethal injection
le·thal in·jec·tion
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lee-thuh l in-jek-shuh n]
- /ˈli θəl ɪnˈdʒɛk ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lee-thuh l in-jek-shuh n]
- /ˈli θəl ɪnˈdʒɛk ʃən/
Definitions of lethal injection words
- noun lethal injection dose of deadly chemical into a vein 1
- noun lethal injection an injection that is intended to kill a person, esp as a method of capital punishment or form of euthanasia 0
- noun lethal injection a hypodermic injection that causes or is capable of causing death, esp., such an injection used to administer the death penalty 0
- noun lethal injection A means of execution or of euthanasia in which a person is injected with a fatal dose of drugs. 0
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lethal injection popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for lethal injection
noun lethal injection
- hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- hanging — the way in which a thing hangs.
- crucifixion — Crucifixion is a way of killing people which was common in the Roman Empire, in which they were tied or nailed to a cross and left to die.
- shooting — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- punishment — the act of punishing.
Antonyms for lethal injection
noun lethal injection
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- abandoning — to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon one's farm; to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship.
- failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- forgetting — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
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