death chamber
a room in which a person is dying or has died.
a place, as in a prison, in which executions take place.
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In light of the court’s most recent ruling, Texas changed its policy again in April to allow clergy to enter the death chamber.
‘Why Can’t I Hold His Hand?’ The Supreme Court Will Decide What Comforts a Pastor Can Offer During an Execution | Madeleine Carlisle | November 4, 2021 | TimeThen the neutrophils do what scientists call an oxidative burst—inside that death chamber, they release active molecules called free radicals that destroy the bugs.
The Supreme Court said late Thursday night that Alabama could not execute a death row inmate without the man’s pastor by his side, and indicated that other states must find a way to honor final requests for a spiritual adviser in the death chamber.
Supreme Court says Alabama cannot execute inmate without his pastor present | Robert Barnes | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostIn the death chamber, prison wardens strapped him to the gurney and administered the drugs as he repeated a Buddhist mantra.
I think I may be excused my temporary forgetfulness of the moan which had brought me to Forbes' death chamber.
The Winged Men of Orcon | David R. Sparks
When the door of the death-chamber was closed behind us, Adam seated himself, and I stood before him.
Lilith | George MacDonaldShe spent more time than ever in the room which, waiting for its roving tenant, became more and more like a death chamber.
The Dreamer | Mary Newton StanardFrau van Beethoven and I only were in the death-chamber during the last moments of Beethovens life.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerIt was not like the murmur of day; it was rather like the gnawing of a mouse in the wainscot of some death chamber.
The Necromancers | Robert Hugh Benson
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