Concept information
Preferred term
electrocution
Definition(s)
- Electrocution is death caused by electric shock, electric current passing through the body. The word is derived from "electro" and "execution", but it is also used for accidental death.The term "electrocution" was coined in 1889 in the US just before the first use of the electric chair and originally referred only to electrical execution and not to accidental or suicidal electrical deaths. (Wikipedia)
Broader concept(s)
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/VH8-NSGQ990J-5
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