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Electric chair   /ɪlˈɛktrɪk tʃɛr/   Listen
Electric chair

noun
1.
An instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person.  Synonyms: chair, death chair, hot seat.





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"Electric chair" Quotes from Famous Books



... young fellow, me lad," advised the detective. "It won't help you any to be sulky. You're up against the electric chair sure." ...
— The Big-Town Round-Up • William MacLeod Raine
... history of the State on the part of a convicted murderer for his own life came to an end. The defendant in the "Death House" at Sing Sing had invoked every expedient to escape punishment, and by the use of his knowledge had even saved a fellow prisoner, "Mike" Brush, from the electric chair.] ...
— True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office • Arthur Train


Words linked to "Electric chair" :   hot seat, instrument of execution, death chair


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