different between electrocutioner vs executioner
electrocutioner
English
Etymology
Blend of electrocution +? executioner, or electrocution +? -er
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: e?lec?tro?cu?tion?er
Noun
electrocutioner (plural electrocutioners)
- an executioner who carries out an execution by means of electricity
- U.S. Supreme Court: STATE OF LA. EX REL. FRANCIS v. RESWEBER, 329 U.S. 459 (1947) 329 U.S. 459 STATE OF LOUISIANA ex rel. FRANCIS v. RESWEBER, sheriff, et al. No. 142.
- 'Then the electrocutioner turned on the switch and when he did Willie Francis' lips puffed out and he groaned and jumped so that the chair came off the floor. Apparently the switch was turned on twice and then the condemned man yelled: 'Take it off. Let me breath." Affidavit of official witness Harold Resweber, dated May 23, 1946.
- U.S. Supreme Court: STATE OF LA. EX REL. FRANCIS v. RESWEBER, 329 U.S. 459 (1947) 329 U.S. 459 STATE OF LOUISIANA ex rel. FRANCIS v. RESWEBER, sheriff, et al. No. 142.
Related terms
- electrocution
- electrocute
Translations
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executioner
English
Etymology
execution +? -er.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ex?e?cu?tion?er
Noun
executioner (plural executioners)
- An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
- (archaic) Executor.
- A hit man, especially being in some organization.
Related terms
- electrocutioner
- execute
- execution
- executor
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