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electrocutionDeath 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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She is then found electrocuted in her bathtub in England, while David is shilling away his days in Prague, living from hand to mouth. When Minerva was almost electrocuted by her older brother her insecurities fled and were replaced by a self-confidence rare in a 13-year-old, so when a rich girl pleads with her to help her find a missing diamond, she turns into a sleuth with an affection for trouble. This time, though, one of the guys on the crew, Luis Flores, was electrocuted trying to reach a eucalyptus tree close to a power line. |
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