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Electrocution is fatal.
People are shocked when they find out that I'm not a very good electrician.
Not anymore it's not
"Electrocution" is a portmanteau of "electric" and "execution", by definition it means killing someone using electricity.
What the Woz did to these guards was electrically shock them.
I understand the history. It now also means severe injury.
Just mildly executed. Probably under 25 mins.
A sever injury resulting in death.
You are technically correct, the best kind of correct.