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electric chair

Pronunciation:  i'lektrik chehr

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 Definition: [n]  an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles a chair; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"
 
 Synonyms: chair, death chair, hot seat
 
 See Also: instrument of execution

 

 

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 Related Terms: ax, block, cross, death chair, death chamber, drop, gallows, gallows-tree, gas chamber, gibbet, guillotine, halter, hemp, hempen collar, hot seat, lethal chamber, maiden, noose, rope, scaffold, stake, the chair, tree
 

 

 

 

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