electroshock
noun
elec·tro·shock
i-ˈlek-trō-ˌshäk 
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During the Franco era, Spain imposed legal restrictions on women in the workforce and sent homosexuals to camps, prisons and mental hospitals for electroshock treatment.
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Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
The shooting reportedly hit an electrical wire which fell on the ground and caused electroshocks, which triggered more panic in the crowd, witnesses said.
—Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2023
This cultivated at the end of Season 3, when Hank saved Cristobal from his estranged wife, who was trying to perform some kind of electroshock torture/conversion therapy on him.
—Evan Romano, Men's Health, 1 May 2023
Daniel Rodriguez, 38, was accused of injuring a D.C. Metropolitan police officer with an electroshock weapon as the mob of Trump backers was forcing its way into the building in an attempt to block Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.
—Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2021
His public defense attorney, Aaron Jensen, claims that Holder has a history of mental-health issues, including electroshock-therapy treatment.
—Natalie Hope McDonald, Vulture, 2 June 2022
But the past won’t be so easily left behind, as Ettore’s mother and brother abduct him and set him on a course of conversion therapy that includes ruinous electroshock treatment.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2022
The report said officers tried using PepperBall launchers at Porter to no effect, and an electroshock weapon also didn’t subdue Porter because of his thick winter coat.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 1 June 2022
The treatment can also incorporate electroshock — a treatment briefly banned by the Food and Drug Administration before being reinstated last year.
—Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022
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Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
The shooting reportedly hit an electrical wire which fell on the ground and caused electroshocks, which triggered more panic in the crowd, witnesses said.
—Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2023
This cultivated at the end of Season 3, when Hank saved Cristobal from his estranged wife, who was trying to perform some kind of electroshock torture/conversion therapy on him.
—Evan Romano, Men's Health, 1 May 2023
Daniel Rodriguez, 38, was accused of injuring a D.C. Metropolitan police officer with an electroshock weapon as the mob of Trump backers was forcing its way into the building in an attempt to block Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.
—Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2021
His public defense attorney, Aaron Jensen, claims that Holder has a history of mental-health issues, including electroshock-therapy treatment.
—Natalie Hope McDonald, Vulture, 2 June 2022
But the past won’t be so easily left behind, as Ettore’s mother and brother abduct him and set him on a course of conversion therapy that includes ruinous electroshock treatment.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2022
The report said officers tried using PepperBall launchers at Porter to no effect, and an electroshock weapon also didn’t subdue Porter because of his thick winter coat.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 1 June 2022
The treatment can also incorporate electroshock — a treatment briefly banned by the Food and Drug Administration before being reinstated last year.
—Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022
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1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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electroshock
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elec·tro·shock
-trō-ˌshäk
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