Electrocution is death caused by electric shock, either accidental or deliberate. The word is derived from `electro` and `execution`, but it is also used for accidental death. The term `electrocution,` coined about the time of the first use of the electric chair in 1890, originally referred only to electrical execution (from which it is a po... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrocution
Death caused by electric current. It is used as a method of execution in some US states. The condemned person is strapped into a special chair and a shock of 1,800–2,000 volts is administered. See capital punishment Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21221