Taser

[ tey-zer ]

Trademark.

1. Often TASER. a brand name for a gunlike device that uses propelled wires or direct contact to electrically stun and incapacitate a person temporarily.

Taser

/ ˈteɪzə /

noun

1. a weapon that fires electrical probes that give an electric shock, causing temporary paralysis

verb

1. tr to stun (someone) with a taser

Example Sentences

One fundamental question that Taser declined to answer: What happens when a federal agency wants access to evidence it is storing?

From The Daily Beast

And the male cop stuns Lollie with his taser, right in front of the man's children.

From The Daily Beast

In the background, there are sounds of the policeman's taser being charged up.

From The Daily Beast

Also banned are Taser use on a pregnant woman, young children, or the elderly, “unless deadly force is justified.”

From The Daily Beast

Others say at issue is the improper and excessive use of the Taser itself.

From The Daily Beast