teloittaa

Finnish

verb
Definitions
  • to execute to kill as a punishment for capital crimes
  • to electrocute to execute by electric shock, as in an electric chair

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish tela (roller, track).

Origin

Finnish

tela

Gloss

roller, track

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