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electric chair (noun)

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  • electric chair — ► NOUN ▪ a chair in which convicted criminals are executed by electrocution …   English terms dictionary

  • electric chair — noun an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person (Freq. 1) the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair • Syn: ↑chair, ↑death chair, ↑hot seat • Hypernyms: ↑instrument of execution …   Useful english dictionary

  • electric chair — UK / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms electric chair : singular electric chair plural electric chairs a chair to which someone is fastened and legally killed, especially in the US, by having a very strong electrical current passed …   English dictionary

  • electric chair — /əˌlɛktrɪk ˈtʃɛə/ (say uh.lektrik chair) noun 1. an electrified chair used to execute criminals sentenced to death. 2. the punishment of death by electrocution. {originally US trademark (1872) for a medical chair for passing electric currents… …  

  • electric chair — e,lectric chair noun count usually singular a chair to which someone is fastened and legally killed, especially in the U.S., by having a very strong electrical current passed through their body …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • electric chair — noun Date: 1889 1. a chair used in legal electrocution 2. the penalty of death by electrocution …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • electric chair — noun a chair in which convicted criminals are executed by electrocution …   English new terms dictionary

  • electric chair — noun (countable usually singular) a chair in which criminals are killed using electricity, in order to punish them for crimes such as murder; used in the US etc …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • electric chair — noun a) A device used for performing execution by electrocution. b) An electrically powered wheelchair …   Wiktionary

  • chair — ► NOUN 1) a separate seat for one person, with a back and four legs. 2) the person in charge of a meeting or an organization. 3) a professorship. 4) (the chair) US short for ELECTRIC CHAIR(Cf. ↑electric chair). ► …   English terms dictionary

  • chair — noun 1》 a separate seat for one person, typically with a back and four legs. 2》 the person in charge of a meeting or an organization (used as a neutral alternative to chairman or chairwoman).     ↘the role of a chairperson. 3》 a professorship. 4》 …   English new terms dictionary

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