Death 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.
1. Execution by electricity; SYN. burning.
2. Killing by electric shock.

ETYM French exécution, Latin executio, exsecutio.
1. Putting a condemned person to death; SYN. executing, capital punishment, death penalty.
2. The act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; SYN. implementation, carrying out.
3. The process of carrying out an instruction by a computer.