Medical term:

electrocution



e·lec·tro·cu·tion

(ē-lek'trō-kyū'shŭn),
Death caused by electricity. See: electrocute.
Synonym(s): electrothanasia
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electrocution

Emergency
The extinction of life (death) due to an excess of electrical current.
 
Forensics
The intentional execution of a person by a state (in the US, which is the only country that continues to use this particular method of execution) for a capital crime.
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electrocution

Death from the passage of an electric current. Judicial electrocution employs a current of several amperes passing between the head and one leg by means of a high voltage and moistened electrodes to give low contact resistance.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005


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