electrocution

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At least 30 people have died in landslides, a building collapse and from electrocution.

From BBC

The lawsuit also provides similar examples involving children’s pajamas that violated flammability standards and nearly 400,000 hair dryers sold without the mandatory devices to protect against electrocution.

From Washington Post

The federal policy review announced by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland will revisit a Trump-era rule that also made additional means of execution, including a firing squad and electrocution, available to the federal government.

From New York Times

A high court in the US state of South Carolina has blocked two executions until the inmates are given the choice of death by electrocution or firing squad.

From BBC

Attorneys for the two men had argued that death by electrocution is cruel and unusual, saying the new law moves the state toward less-humane execution methods.

From Washington Post