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lethal injection

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A means of execution or of euthanasia in which a person is injected with a fatal dose of drugs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 注射死刑 (zhùshè sǐxíng) — method of execution
  • Finnish: myrkkyruiske — method of execution
  • Japanese: 薬殺刑 (yakusatsukei) — method of execution
  • Portuguese: injeção letal — method of execution
  • Spanish: inyección letal — method of execution