electric chair

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eˌlectric ˈchair noun [COUNTABLE USUALLY SINGULAR]
a chair in which criminals are killed using electricity, especially in the US, in order to punish them for murder:
　 ▪ He faces death by the electric chair in a Florida state prison.

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▪ A world-wide protest movement tried to prevent their execution, but they eventually went to the electric chair in 1927.
▪ If two people push together, only the computer knows which one killed the man in the electric chair.
▪ The electric chair for those with spelling mistakes.
▪ The display does include, however, the electric chair that killed Ruth Snyder in 1927&.
▪ The judge rejected the recommendation and sentenced Flowers to the electric chair.
▪ Top Florida court OKs electric chair use Tallahassee, Fla.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  chair, death chair, hot seat