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View synonyms for electric chair

electric chair

noun

  1. a chair used to electrocute criminals sentenced to death.

  2. the penalty of legal electrocution.

electric chair

noun

    1. an electrified chair for executing criminals

    2. execution by this method

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Word History and Origins

Origin of electric chair1

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

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electric cellelectric charge

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