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Meaning of "lethal injection" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LETHAL INJECTION

lethal injection  [ˈliːθəl ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LETHAL INJECTION

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Lethal injection is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LETHAL INJECTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lethal injection

Lethal injection

Lethal injection is the practice of injecting a person with a fatal dose of drugs for the express purpose of causing immediate death. The main application for this procedure is capital punishment, but the term may also be applied in a broad sense to euthanasia and suicide. It kills the person by first putting the person to sleep, and then stopping the breathing and heart, in that order.

Definition of lethal injection in the English dictionary

The definition of lethal injection in the dictionary is an injection that is intended to kill a person, esp as a method of capital punishment or form of euthanasia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LETHAL INJECTION


abjection
æbˈdʒɛkʃən
bijection
baɪˈdʒɛkʃən
collection
kəˈlɛkʃən
connection
kəˈnɛkʃən
dejection
dɪˈdʒɛkʃən
direction
dɪˈrɛkʃən
disjection
dɪsˈdʒɛkʃən
injection
ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən
interjection
ˌɪntəˈdʒɛkʃən
introjection
ˌɪntrəˈdʒɛkʃən
microinjection
ˌmaɪkrəʊɪnˈdʒɛkʃən
objection
əbˈdʒɛkʃən
postinjection
ˌpəʊstɪnˈdʒɛkʃən
projection
prəˈdʒɛkʃən
protection
prəˈtɛkʃən
section
ˈsɛkʃən
selection
sɪˈlɛkʃən
subjection
səbˈdʒɛkʃən
surjection
sɜːˈdʒɛkʃən
trajection
trəˈdʒɛkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LETHAL INJECTION

letch
Letchworth
letdown
lethal
lethal dose
lethality
lethally
lethargic
lethargical
lethargically
lethargies
lethargise
lethargize
lethargy
Lethbridge
Lethe
Lethean
lethee
lethied
lethiferous

WORDS THAT END LIKE LETHAL INJECTION

accreditation
action
attraction
auction
construction
course of action
detection
election
fiction
function
inspection
instruction
interaction
introduction
out of action
production
reaction
reduction
reproduction
satisfaction
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of lethal injection in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «lethal injection» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LETHAL INJECTION

Find out the translation of lethal injection to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lethal injection from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lethal injection» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

注射死刑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inyección letal
570 millions of speakers

English

lethal injection
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घातक इंजेक्शन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحقنة المميتة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смертельная инъекция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

injeção letal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাণঘাতী ইনজেকশন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

injection létale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

suntikan maut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Giftspritze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

致死注射
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

독극물 주사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyebabake injeksi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiêm thuốc độc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விஷ ஊசி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्राणघातक शस्त्र इंजेक्शन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ölümcül enjeksiyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

iniezione letale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

śmiertelny zastrzyk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смертельна ін´єкція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

injecție letală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θανατηφόρο ένεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dodelike inspuiting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dödlig injektion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

giftsprøyte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lethal injection

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LETHAL INJECTION»

The term «lethal injection» is regularly used and occupies the 80.753 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LETHAL INJECTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lethal injection

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LETHAL INJECTION»

Discover the use of lethal injection in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lethal injection and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lethal Injection: Capital Punishment in Texas during the ...
These important questions form the core of Lethal Injection: Capital Punishment in Texas during the Modern Era. This book is the first comprehensive empirical study of Texas's system of capital punishment in the modern era.
Jon Sorensen, Rocky LeAnn Pilgrim, 2013
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Lethal Injection: A Novel
Jim Nisbet's cult classic Lethal Injection, one of the first Black Lizard Books originals, has been out of print in the United States for an unforgivably long time (though it lives on in France and Germany, where Nisbet has become a true ...
Jim Nisbet, 2010
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Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States, 2d ed.
Date of Method of Name Race Execution Execution Ricky McGinn White September 27, 2000 Lethal Injection Jeffrey Dillingham White November 1, 2000 Lethal Injection Miguel Flores Hispanic November 9, 2000 Lethal Injection Stacey ...
Louis J. Palmer, Jr., 2008
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Lethal Injection
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, General Books LLC, 2010
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The Death Penalty: Constitutional Issues, Commentaries, and ...
1996) held that lethal gas was an unconstitutional method of execution.9 Most recently, lethal injection, long considered the ultimate accomplishment in humane executions, has come under fire.10 The three-drug protocol commonly used in ...
Scott Vollum, Rolando V. del Carmen, Durant Frantzen, 2014
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Last Words of the Executed
Though lethal injection was first administered in 1982, the needle had been considered as a method of execution almost one hundred years earlier. Circa 1885, lethal injection was favored by El- bridge T. Gerry, founder of the Society for the ...
Robert K. Elder, 2010
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Constitutional Law and the Criminal Justice System
Table 13.2 (Continued) State Lethal injection Electrocution Lethal gas Hanging Firing squad Oklahomag X X X Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennesseeh Texas Utahi Virginia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Washington X ...
J. Harr, Kären Hess, Christine Orthmann, 2011
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Capital Punishment in America: A Balanced Examination
Each state employing the death penalty relies either in whole or in part on lethal injection as a means of execution. In 18 states, lethal injection is the sole authorized method of execution. Nine states offer electrocution, four lethal gas, three ...
Evan Mandery, 2011
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The Death Penalty in the United States: A Complete Guide to ...
Injection. Lethal injection, as a method of execution, was not known to the common law. In the decision of Ex Parte Granviel, 561 S.W.2d 503 (Tex.Cr.App. 1978), the court noted that “[t]he intravenous injection of a lethal substance as a means ...
Louis J. Palmer, Jr., 1998
10
Breach of Trust: Physician Participation in Executions in ...
place and procedures; acquisition of lethal substance;" (1) Punishment is inflicted by lethal injection...) State Statute Regarding Physicians' Role: (1 ) ...the superintendent shall "invite the presence of one or more physicians..." (2) The person ...
Human Rights Watch (Organization), 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LETHAL INJECTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lethal injection is used in the context of the following news items.
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Missouri Ordered To Name Lethal Injection Drug Provider
Missouri must disclose the names of the pharmacy from which it buys lethal injection drugs, a circuit court judge has ruled in yet another case ... «KCUR, Jul 15»
2
Ballard's lawyers: Don't move to execute convicted murderer until …
While Ballard has not appealed his sentence, he has joined a lawsuit challenging the state's lethal injection method. A ruling in the case is ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
3
Alabama Closer to Resuming Executions by Lethal Injection
Attorney Suhana S. Han says Oklahoma's lethal injection protocol differs substantially from Alabama's. Alabama has not carried out an ... «WKRG, Jul 15»
4
Tennessee attorney general trying to stop executioner testimony at …
Slatery argues the testimony is irrelevant because the lawsuit challenges the written lethal injection protocols, not how the protocols are carried ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
5
Alabama pushes forward with lethal injection, Saban at SEC Media …
Alabama wants to move forward with executions using lethal injection. The move comes following the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the use of ... «Alabama Public Radio, Jul 15»
6
Missouri carries out first execution since Supreme Court ruling on …
Zink was executed by lethal injection at 7:33 p.m. local time in Bonne Terre, Mo., and pronounced dead at 7:41 pm., according to the Missouri ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
7
To execute by lethal injection or not to execute?
In 1998, the state legislature added lethal injection giving those offenders committing their crimes before January 1, 1999 the choice of ... «Wgnsradio, Jul 15»
8
Missouri judge drops lawsuit over lethal injection policy
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A lawsuit against Missouri over lethal injection policies for executions has been dismissed. Cole County Circuit ... «WGEM, Jul 15»
9
Lethal Injection-Again
"We all of course, would like to think that we are 'moving down the road toward human decency'... Within the confines of this judicial proceeding ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
10
Letter: Lethal injection is too good for merciless killers
Reading “Court upholds use of controversial execution drug” (Times-Standard, June 30, Page A8) makes me think the punishment is too ... «Eureka Times Standard, Jul 15»

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