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lethal injection Definition

lethal injection

noun

a hypodermic injection that causes or is capable of causing death, esp., such an injection used to administer the death penalty

lethal injection Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • administer: They think i'm spending and the administering lethal injections.
  • give: This covers both physician assisted suicide and the situation of giving a lethal injection to an incompetent patient.

Converse of subject

  • kill: They are due to be killed by lethal injection in a few weeks time.

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