electric chair

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

  2. the penalty of legal electrocution.

Origin of electric chair

1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

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British Dictionary definitions for electric chair

electric chair

noun(in the US)
    • an electrified chair for executing criminals

    • the electric chair execution by this method

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