Legal Definition and Related Resources of Electrocution

The infliction of the death penalty on a convict by causing to pass through his body electrical current of sufficient force and continuance to cause death.

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Electrocution in Historical Law

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Electrocution in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of electrocution.

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See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Policeman
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• electrocution in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• electrocution in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis