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Definition of Electrocution

Electrocution
Electrocute E*lec"tro*cute`, v. t. [Electro- + cute in execute.] To execute or put to death by electricity. -- E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n. Note: [Recent; Newspaper words]

Meaning of Electrocution from wikipedia

- Electrocution is death or severe injury caused by electric shock from electric current p****ing through the body. The word is derived from "electro" and...
- used for capital punishment through electrocution. The condemned is strapped to a custom wooden chair and electrocuted via electrodes attached to the head...
- Electrocuting an Elephant (also known as Electrocution of an Elephant) is a 1903 American black-and-white silent actuality short depicting the killing...
- from an electric shock the cause of death is generally referred to as electrocution. Electric injury occurs upon contact of a body part with electricity...
- suicide may also touch or be otherwise drawn into contact with it, adding electrocution to the cause of death. Unlike other methods, rail suicide often directly...
- choose lethal injection or electrocution. Can choose lethal injection or electrocution. Can choose lethal injection or electrocution. "Upcoming Executions"...
- Electrocute is an American-German rock group. It was founded by Nicole Morier, a singer from Albuquerque New Mexico, and former member Mia Dime in Berlin...
- carrots laced with 460 grams of pot****ium cyanide, electrocuted and strangled, the electrocution being the final cause of death. Among the invited press...
- Matilda "Tillie" Ziegler, his common-law wife, a year earlier. Although electrocution had previously been successfully used to kill a horse, Kemmler's execution...
- However, inmates may still choose electrocution. As of 2024[update], only Wayne C. Doty has opted for death by electrocution; Doty is still alive, and his...