The question above has multiple answers you can choose from
A. Most common shock-related injury resulting in electrical, arc flash, or thermal contact injuries
B. Occurs when a person is exposed to a lethal amount of electrical energy
C. A reflex response to the passage of electric current through the human body and results when electric current enters the body at one point and leaves through another
D. Occurs when electricity ignites an explosive mixture of materials in the air.
The one answer that is synonymous with this definition is option (B). The meaning of electrocution is to kill or severely injure by electrical shock. Basically, this word means death or something very lethal since it is derived from “electro” and “execution”. Electrocution can also be used for accidental deaths or describe non-fatal injuries due to electricity.