electrocute vs lynch

electrocute

verb
  • To kill by electric shock. 

  • To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair. 

  • To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon. 

lynch

verb
  • To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob. 

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