Electric chair — Execution by electrocution (usually referred to, after its method of implementation, as the Electric Chair) is an execution method originating in the United States in which the person being put to death is strapped to a specially built wooden… … Wikipedia
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electric chair — e*lec tric chair , n. a device used for execution of criminals, consisting of a specially designed chair in which the victim is killed by passing a large current of electricity through the body. This method of killing is called electrocution. Syn … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 shock — Electrocute redirects here. For the band, see Electrocute (band). An electric shock can occur upon contact of a human s body with any source of voltage high enough to cause sufficient current through the muscles or hair. The minimum current a… … Wikipedia
Execution chamber — Death Chamber redirects here. For the martial arts film, see Shaolin Temple (1976 film). An execution chamber, or death chamber, is a room or chamber in which a legal execution is carried out. Execution chambers are almost always inside the walls … Wikipedia
Execution by firing squad — Firing squad and shot at dawn redirect here. For other uses, see Firing squad (disambiguation). For the UK memorial, see Shot at Dawn Memorial. Part of a series on Capital punishment … Wikipedia
execution — noun 1) the execution of the plan Syn: implementation, carrying out, accomplishment, bringing off/about, engineering, attainment, realization 2) the execution of the play Syn: performance, presentation, rendition, r … Thesaurus of popular words
electric chair — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. means of execution, instrument of execution, form of capital punishment, the chair, hot seat*, roaster*, toaster*; see also chair 4 … English dictionary for students
execution n — A computer program attached to an electric chair would have to have its execution checked carefully … English expressions