noun (n)

• the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture(noun.act)

  Example:
  They used cattle prods to administer electric shocks.
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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(noun.state)

  source: wordnet30
• a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body(noun.act)

  Example:
  Subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response.
  

  Synonym:
  electrical shock, shock
  

  source: wordnet30