Electrocution
Overview
 
Electrocution is a type of electric shock
Electric shock
Electric Shock of a body with any source of electricity that causes a sufficient current through the skin, muscles or hair. Typically, the expression is used to denote an unwanted exposure to electricity, hence the effects are considered undesirable....

 that, as determined by a stopped heart, can end life. Electrocution is frequently used to refer to any electric shock received but is technically incorrect; the choice of definition varies from dictionary to dictionary. However, in the vernacular, the term electrocution is used to mean:
  • death, murder or a sudden accident caused by an electric shock.
  • deliberate execution by means of an electric shock, such as an electric chair
    Electric chair
    Execution by electrocution, usually performed using an electric chair, is an execution method originating in the United States in which the condemned person is strapped to a specially built wooden chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on the body...

    ; the word "electrocution" is a portmanteau for "electrical execution".

Death can occur from any shock that carries enough current.
 
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