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lethal injection

le·thal in·jec·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lee-thuh l in-jek-shuh n]
    • /ˈli θəl ɪnˈdʒɛk ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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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