FN: the killing or injuring of a person by electric shockOn the subject of safety , do n't worry ; most cases of electrocution by guitar have been down to abusage rather than usage . Frayed or cut wires , for instance , can destroy expensive property by fire or even kill through electrocution . Frayed or cut wires , for instance , can kill by electrocution . PENSIONER Frank Marshall escaped electrocution yesterday after his car hit a lamp-post and touched live wires . Trading Standards officers say anyone using the mower risks electrocution . A lawmaker of the country 's main opposition group , the Bharatiya Janata Party , alleged deliberate electrocution of the audience .