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the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture; "they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks" trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
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An electric shock may occur upon contact with electricity. An electric shock can be lethal, but the level of voltage is not a direct guide to lethality, despite the popularity of such a measure. Physiological effects are determined by voltage, current and duration. A high voltage and a high current together are lethal, but so are a lower voltage and current of extended duration. ...
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Electrical current flowing through the body of a living being.
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a sudden discharge from an electrically charged object; see discharge
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