electrocuted

verb

1. 1

   To kill by electric shock.

   “Her hairdryer fell into the tub while she was bathing, and she was electrocuted.”

2. 2

   To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.

   “The executioner threw the switch on Old Sparky, and the condemned prisoner was electrocuted for his crimes.”

3. 3

   To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon.