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Form of execution involving injection of chemicals into the bloodstream
Lethal injection is the practice of injecting one or more drugs into a person (typically a barbiturate, paralytic, and potassium chloride) for the express
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1993 studio album by Ice Cube
Lethal Injection is the fourth studio album by American rapper Ice Cube. It was released on December 7, 1993, through Priority Records. The album was produced
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Lethal injection is the practice of injecting one or more drugs into a person by a government for the express purpose of causing immediate death. While
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corrections among: Lethal injection and gas chamber in Missouri Lethal injection, nitrogen hypoxia and electrocution in Louisiana Lethal injection, nitrogen hypoxia
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broken), and being administered the wrong dosages of specific drugs for lethal injections. Thomas Cromwell (1540) – Beheading by axe. Edward Hall wrote that
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Sealed room into which gas is pumped in, causing death by poisoning or asphyxiation
executed by lethal injection. Following the execution of Robert Alton Harris in 1992, a federal court declared that "execution by lethal gas under the
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suspended indefinitely by Governor Mike DeWine until a replacement for lethal injection is chosen by the Ohio General Assembly. The last execution in the state
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banquet despite botched execution". Daily Mirror. "Alabama executes by lethal injection". Montgomery Advertiser. 30 May 2024. "A last supper on death row:
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Morales because of a lawsuit against the lethal injection protocol. It was argued that if the three-drug lethal injection procedure were administered incorrectly
Capital punishment in California
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Execution method
lethal injection, nitrogen hypoxia, and electrocution (see Capital punishment in Alabama). Florida: as a choice between the default lethal injection and
Electric_chair
2022 child murder in Texas, U.S.
April 7, 2026. On May 5, 2026, a judge sentenced Horner to death by lethal injection for the murder, following a unanimous recommendation by the jury. On
Murder_of_Athena_Strand
Execution by multiple shooters on command
decade, and its lethal injection drugs expired in 2013. Pharmaceutical companies have since refused to sell drugs for lethal injection. On April 7, 2022
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people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2026, all by lethal injection. James Ernest Hitchcock, one of Florida's longest-serving prisoners
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William Ernest Henley, as his final statement prior to his execution by lethal injection. September 11 attacks "Nobody move, please. We are going back to the
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Montana as a result of a court ruling that found that the state's lethal injection method violated the Montana Constitution. On June 29, 1972, the U.S
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American prisoner on death row
three successive stays of execution due to questions about Oklahoma's lethal injection drugs after Oklahoma Department of Corrections officials used potassium
Richard_Glossip
1992 spree murders during Christmas in Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
ultimately executed by lethal injection on July 21, 2009, becoming the 1,000th condemned person in the U.S. to undergo a lethal injection execution since 1982
1992_Dayton_Christmas_murders
all male, were executed in the United States in 2025, thirty-nine by lethal injection, five by nitrogen hypoxia, and three by firing squad. The number of
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United States in 2024, three by nitrogen hypoxia and twenty-two by lethal injection. The first person executed in 2024, Kenneth Eugene Smith, became the
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Nickname for electric chairs
in general, and not one of a specific state. Connecticut legislated lethal injection as its sole method of execution in 1995. The last person executed by
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in the United States in 1988, seven by electrocution, and four by lethal injection. "Execution List 1987-1990". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved
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People planned to be executed in the US
military. Can choose lethal injection or electrocution. Should a method not be chosen, the default method in Tennessee is lethal injection. "Upcoming Executions"
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2001 kidnapping, rape, and murder of a teenage girl in Mississippi, U.S.
Gray. Loden was on death row for 21 years before he was executed via lethal injection on December 14, 2022. On the night of June 22, 2000, in Dorsey, northeastern
Murder_of_Leesa_Gray
Men's prison in California, US
the prison. Its gas chamber has not been used since 1993, and its lethal injection chamber was last used in 2006. The prison has been featured on film
San Quentin Rehabilitation Center
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2010 child abuse and murders of two children
2015, 31-year-old John DeBlase was officially sentenced to death via lethal injection by Mobile County Circuit Court Judge Roderick P. "Rick" Stout. Reportedly
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The Lethal Injection Secrecy Act is a statute in the US state of Georgia that was signed by the state's governor, Nathan Deal, and went into effect in
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American convicted murderer (1957–2025)
alternative methods for future executions when lethal injection was not an option. The absence of lethal injection drugs in the state would eventually be resolved
Brad_Sigmon
Electrolyte replenisher used to treat hypokalemia
chloride is used in lethal injection as the third of a three-drug combination. KCl is also sometimes used in fetal intracardiac injections in second- and third-trimester
Potassium chloride (medical use)
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enforcement or testimony in court. Arizona has used hanging, lethal gas, and lethal injection as its execution methods. From Statehood until 1931, the primary
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2000 kidnapping and murder of a woman in Florida
first degree murder and sentenced to death in 2003. He was executed by lethal injection on April 8, 2025. Less than a week before his execution, Tanzi's defense
Murder_of_Janet_Acosta
he can elect either electrocution or lethal injection. Should he not choose, the default method is lethal injection. The state's motion requested that an
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First execution via nitrogen hypoxia
Parker was executed via lethal injection on June 10, 2010. In November 2022, Smith was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection, but the execution was
Execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith
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Executed American convicted murderer (1950–2025)
for lethal injection. Smith was incarcerated on death row at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, and he was executed by lethal injection on May
Oscar_Franklin_Smith
2001 arson-murder of a woman in South Carolina, U.S.
River Correctional Institution, where he was eventually executed by lethal injection on January 31, 2025. On February 17, 2001, the burnt body of 21-year-old
Murder_of_Kandee_Martin
people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1990, twelve by lethal injection, and eleven by electrocution. Illinois carried out its first execution
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of Gary Gilmore on January 17, 1977, in Utah. The default method is lethal injection; the state also allows electrocution. A March 2025 bill proposed specifically
Capital_punishment_in_Florida
1994 familicide case in Florida
County Circuit Court Judge G. Robert Barron. Zakrzewski was executed by lethal injection on July 31, 2025. Edward James Zakrzewski II, a Technical Sergeant
Zakrzewski_family_murders
American convicted murderer (1943–2025)
to carry out further executions by lethal injection and refusal of drug companies to sell them for lethal injection executions. Several family members
Christopher_Sepulvado
2002 murder in Phoenix, Arizona
Superior Court and sentenced to death in 2004. McGill was executed by lethal injection on May 20, 2026. Little is known about Leroy McGill's early life. He
Murder_of_Charles_Perez
2004 murder in Skidmore, Missouri, U.S.
Montgomery was tried and found guilty in 2007. She was executed by lethal injection shortly after midnight on January 13, 2021, having exhausted the appeals
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Chinese government vehicle used for executions
through lethal injection. The vehicle is equipped with an execution chamber with a bed that physically restrains prisoners while lethal injections are administered
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American serial killer (1942–1994)
Gacy was sentenced to death on March 13, 1980. He was executed by lethal injection at Stateville Correctional Center on May 10, 1994. John Wayne Gacy
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by lethal injection for an inmate who was sentenced after 2004, or was sentenced prior to 2004 and either affirmatively elected lethal injection or declined
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female, were executed in the United States in 2010, forty-four by lethal injection, one (Paul Warner Powell) by electrocution, and one (Ronnie Lee Gardner)
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1979 murder and rape of a young girl in Florida, United States
13, 2025, 66-year-old Bryan Frederick Jennings was put to death by lethal injection at the Florida State Prison. The official time of death was 6:20 pm
Murder_of_Rebecca_Kunash
2006 12:38 a.m. by Lethal Injection in California". "Perrie Dyon Simpson Executed January 20, 2006 02:17 a.m. by Lethal Injection in North Carolina".
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were executed in the United States in 1999 in twenty states, 94 by lethal injection, 3 by electrocution, and one by gas chamber. The most recent execution
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2004 murder and rape of a mother in Texas
of capital murder and sentenced to death in 2005, and executed by lethal injection on April 23, 2025. On March 18, 2004, 20-year-old Rachelle O’Neil Tolleson
Murder_of_Rachelle_Tolleson
Marie Riggs, were executed in the United States in 2000, eighty by lethal injection and five, four in Alabama and one in Virginia, were carried out by
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gas asphyxiation with lethal injection in 1988. Colorado only executed a single prisoner, Gary Lee Davis, by lethal injection. Colorado went on to abolish
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prior to execution by lethal injection "Adios." — John Thanos, American murderer (17 May 1994), prior to execution by lethal injection "Don't cry for me.
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people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1986, eleven by lethal injection, and seven by electrocution. "Execution List 1976-1986". Death Penalty
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This list is categorised by the reason for execution and the year of the execution is included. When a person was sentenced to death for two or more different
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Insufficient oxygen in breathed air
2018, Oklahoma announced that, due to the difficulty in procuring lethal injection drugs, nitrogen gas would be used to carry out executions. After making
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Men's prison in Georgia, United States
death sentence (UDS), and carries out state-ordered executions by lethal injection. The prison complex also contains a special management unit that houses
Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison
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American convicted rapist, child molester, and murderer on death row
of a teen girl in Riverside, California. He was scheduled to die by lethal injection at 9 p.m. on September 30, 2010, in California's first use of capital
Albert_Greenwood_Brown
executed in the United States in 1987, sixteen by electrocution, seven by lethal injection, and two by gas chamber. "Execution List 1987-1990". Death Penalty
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people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2019, twenty by lethal injection and two, in Tennessee, by electrocution. List of death row inmates
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Nickname for a state prison electric chair
execution to lethal injection in 2000, Tennessee has given prisoners sentenced to capital punishment before then a choice between lethal injection or electrocution;
Old_Smokey
Executed American convicted spree killer (1983–2025)
lethal injection was unavailable. Eventually, the state successfully procured new drugs in September 2023 to restart executions by lethal injection.
Mikal_Mahdi
2009 06:21 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas". "James Harvey Callahan Executed January 15, 2009 06:24 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Alabama". "Frank Moore
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Lois Nadean Smith) were executed in the United States in 2001, all by lethal injection. The majority of executions carried out in 2001 were carried out in
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Method of execution
behind—but since 1997 many executions have increasingly shifted to lethal injection under capital punishment in China. Hong Kong abolished the death penalty
Execution_by_shooting
2023). "Amber McLaughlin, the first openly transgender person to be executed in the U.S., dies by lethal injection". NBC News. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
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1994 contract killing of a woman in Texas, U.S.
masterminding his wife's murder and maintained his innocence, was executed by lethal injection on January 10, 2023, after his appeals failed. Prystash died in 2025
Murder_of_Farah_Fratta
between 1976–1983, seven by electrocution, two by gas chamber, one by lethal injection, and one by firing squad. Gary Mark Gilmore was the first person to
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Legal killing of a person as punishment
Yemen, and in the US states of Oklahoma, Utah, and South Carolina) Lethal injection (United States, Guatemala, Thailand, the People's Republic of China
Capital_punishment
American convicted rapist-killer executed in Louisiana (1978–2025)
their lethal injection protocols due to the European drugmakers' decision to stop exporting their barbiturates and sedatives to the U.S for lethal injection
Jessie_Hoffman_Jr.
American serial killer (born 1982)
imprisonment after being convicted of murdering three patients by lethal injection. Investigators have linked her to a total of 17 deaths in Western Pennsylvania
Heather_Pressdee
2004 double murder of an elderly couple in Alabama
sentence of Mills via the primary method of lethal injection. In the same state, another lethal injection execution was scheduled for July 18, 2024. On
Murders of Floyd and Vera Hill
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1988 murder of a family in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
denied. More than 37 years after the murders, Black was executed via lethal injection at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution on August 5, 2025. Prior
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Judy Buenoano, were executed in the United States in 1998, sixty by lethal injection, seven by electrocution, and one by gas chamber. Twenty of them were
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American prisoner executed in Texas (1979–2021)
Not Innocent, But He Doesn't Deserve to Die'. Jones was executed by lethal injection at 6:40 p.m. CDT on May 19, 2021. While members of the media were scheduled
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all male, were executed in the United States in 1996, thirty-six by lethal injection, seven by electrocution, one by hanging and one by firing squad. The
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1998 hate crime in Texas
Brewer was executed by lethal injection for his part in the murder on September 21, 2011. King was executed by lethal injection at the state penitentiary
Murder_of_James_Byrd_Jr.
States. Oklahoma was the first jurisdiction in the world to adopt lethal injection as a standard method of execution. Most recently in early 2026, there
Capital punishment in Oklahoma
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American convicted serial killer
since 2012 due to the scarcity of lethal injection drugs; the state's legal method of execution was solely lethal injection. The last person executed in Idaho
Gerald_Pizzuto
2002 kidnapping and murder of a six-year-old girl in Missouri, U.S.
August 1, 2023, 45-year-old Johnny Allen Johnson was put to death via lethal injection at Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre
Murder_of_Casey_Williamson
1984 mutilation and murder of a woman in Idaho
death. Twenty-eight years later, on June 12, 2012, he was executed by lethal injection. Leavitt was the third person executed in Idaho since 1976 and, as
Murder_of_Danette_Elg
American serial killer (1953–2019)
Florida for the murder of Michelle Denise Simms. He was executed by lethal injection on May 23, 2019. Bobby Joe Long was born on October 14, 1953, in Kenova
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all male, were executed in the United States in 1997, sixty-eight by lethal injection, and six by electrocution. Maryland carried out its first involuntary
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executed in the United States in 1989, eight by electrocution, seven by lethal injection, and one by gas chamber. "Execution List 1987-1990". Death Penalty
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executed by lethal injection. The drugs used to execute prisoners are produced domestically. The first execution conducted by lethal injection was of Nguyen
Capital_punishment_in_Vietnam
1985 murder in Oklahoma City, U.S.
incarcerated on death row for 36 years before he was executed via lethal injection on December 9, 2021. On January 24, 1985, in Oklahoma City, a gunman
Murder_of_Linda_Reaves
ranging from murder to drug trafficking. Executions are carried out by lethal injection or by shooting. A survey conducted by The New York Times in 2014 found
Capital_punishment_in_China
1986 double murder of a mother-daughter pair in East Tennessee, United States
squad instead of lethal injection, which was the state's primary method of execution, and argued that Tennessee's current lethal injection protocols could
Murders of Wanda and Sheila Romines
Murders_of_Wanda_and_Sheila_Romines
Excess potassium in the blood
chronic kidney disease. In the United States, hyperkalemia is induced by lethal injection in people condemned to death by the state. Potassium chloride is the
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American murder victims
Upon his arrest, Acremant declared that he wished to be executed by lethal injection. By that time Oregon had not executed an inmate in over 30 years. One
Murders of Roxanne Ellis and Michelle Abdill
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1998 shooting and murder of a contract courier in Alabama
incarcerated on death row for about 25 years before he was executed via lethal injection on July 18, 2024. William Clinton Clayton Jr. was born in Birmingham
Murder_of_William_Clayton_Jr.
people, 319 by shooting (the latest on 11 December 2002), and 7 by lethal injection (the latest on 18 June 2018). As of March 2018, 510 people are on death
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along with six others, convicted of murder, and sentenced to death by lethal injection on February 3, 2004. Larrañaga was later commuted to life imprisonment
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in the United States in 1984, sixteen by electrocution, and five by lethal injection. The execution of Velma Barfield this year was the first execution
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executed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. All were executed by lethal injection, and in all cases, they waived their appeals and asked that the execution
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1990 double murder at a mountain cabin in Utah
of murder but not aggravated murder. Taylor, who had since selected lethal injection as his preferred method of execution, currently remains on death row
1990_Tiede_cabin_murders
4, 2005 06:12 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Texas". "Donald Jay Beardslee Executed January 19, 2005 12:29 a.m. by Lethal Injection in California". "Troy
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Puerto Rican convict executed by lethal injection (1951–2006)
December 13, 2006) was a Puerto Rican murderer who was executed by lethal injection by Florida. Díaz, who had escaped from a prison in Puerto Rico while
Ángel_Nieves_Díaz
06:14 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Oklahoma". "Carlos Alberto Granados Executed January 10, 2007 06:21 p.m. CST by Lethal Injection in Texas". "Johnathan
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of lethal injection as an execution method. Executions resumed in 1999 under President Joseph Estrada when Leo Echegaray was put to death by lethal injection
Capital punishment in the Philippines
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first lethal injection was that of Anthony Keith Johnson on December 12, 2002. In February 2023, following a review of failed lethal injections, Governor
Capital_punishment_in_Alabama
male, were executed in the United States in 2018; of whom 23 died by lethal injection and two, in Tennessee, by electrocution, marking the first calendar
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English : habitational name from any of the various places in northern England named with the dative plural form (used originally after a preposition) of Old Norse hlaða ‘barn’ (dative plural hlǫðum, i.e. ‘at the barns’), as for example Latham in West Yorkshire, Lathom in Lancashire, and Laytham in East Yorkshire.
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English (mainly northeastern counties)
English (mainly northeastern counties) : variant of Latham.
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English (West Yorkshire)
English (West Yorkshire) : variant of Latham.
Male
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Anglicized form of Hebrew Eythan, ETHAN means "enduring, long-lived."Â In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a grandson of Judah.
Male
German
Later form of German Clothar, LOTHAR means "loud warrior."Â
Female
Welsh
Welsh form of Greek Elisabet, BETHAN means "God is my oath."Â
Girl/Female
Hindu
River ganges
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Indian, Malayalam, Traditional
Petal; Flower Leaf
Female
English
Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Æthel, a short form of longer names containing the element æðel, ETHEL means "noble."
Boy/Male
Biblical
He that examines or beholds.
Boy/Male
Sikh
Friendly, Friendship, Sweet
Boy/Male
Hindu
New, Rainy, Handsome, Gratified
Female
English
Short form of English Aletha, LETHA means "truth."
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Deadly Lethal
Boy/Male
Hindu
Home, Banner, Golden
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Good
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Arabic, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Muslim, Oriya, Sindhi, Telugu
Crystal; Deadly; Lethal
Girl/Female
Greek American
Forgetful.
Female
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Beth-El, BETHEL means "house of God." In the bible, this is the name of an ancient city of the Canaanites, later of the Benjamites.Â
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Alethea, ALETHA means "truth."
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LETHAL INJECTION
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Moon's Light
Girl/Female
Arabic, Indian, Muslim, Sanskrit
Art; Softness; Tenderness
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Celebration for Joy
Boy/Male
Tamil
Commander of group
Girl/Female
Indian
Elevated, Exalted, The empowered, The honored, The strengthener
Girl/Female
Arabic, British, Pakistani
Safe
Male
Hebrew
(לï‹×—ֵש×) Hebrew name LOCHESH means "whisper." In the bible, this is the name of a Babylonian exile returnee.
Girl/Female
Indian
Soft
Girl/Female
Indian, Marathi, Traditional
Experienced
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Royal
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n.
One of the higher alcohols of the methane series, homologous with ethal, and found in small quantities as an ethereal salt of stearic acid in spermaceti.
adv.
Together with this; likewise; at the same time; in addition; also.
v. t.
To cover with metal; as, to metal a ship's bottom; to metal a road.
a.
Confining to the bed; as, a lectual disease.
n.
The technical name of methyl alcohol or wood spirit; also, by extension, the class name of any of the series of alcohols of the methane series of which methol proper is the type. See Methyl alcohol, under Methyl.
prep.
With; -- put after its object, at the end of sentence or clause in which it stands.
a.
Of or pertaining to Lethe; resembling in effect the water of Lethe.
n.
The quality of being lethal; mortality.
n.
A hydrocarbon radical, CH3, not existing alone but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and appearing as a component part of many derivatives; as, methyl alcohol, methyl ether, methyl amine, etc.
a.
Governed by the rules of law as distinguished from the rules of equity; as, legal estate; legal assets.
a.
Created by, permitted by, in conformity with, or relating to, law; as, a legal obligation; a legal standard or test; a legal procedure; a legal claim; a legal trade; anything is legal which the laws do not forbid.
n.
A white waxy substance, found in small quantities in spermaceti as an ethereal salt of several fatty acids, and regarded as an alcohol of the methane series.
a.
Deadly; mortal; fatal.
n.
One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid. It is so called because it occurs in the ethereal salt of lauric acid.
n.
Ore from which a metal is derived; -- so called by miners.
n.
A white waxy solid, C16H33.OH; -- called also cetylic alcohol. See Cetylic alcohol, under Cetylic.
a.
Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus; as, fetal circulation; fetal membranes.
a.
Lethean.