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Wikipedia asserts that it only refers to death by electric shock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrocution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrocution I agre
by tlb 7y ago
Wikipedia asserts that it only refers to death by electric shock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrocution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrocution I agree it should only mean that. "Electric shock" is the term for something that hurts but doesn't kill.
- tsimionescu 7y agoYes, but it does so by citing Merriam Webster which explicitly says that it includes death or severe injury.
- himinlomax 7y agoProblem is that there is no single word to mean "to shock or harm through electricity," thus "to electrocute" is used metonymically.