death in the electric chair

death in the electric chair
розм. страта на електричному стільці

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  • 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 — e.lectric chair n [C usually singular] a chair in which criminals are killed using electricity, especially in the US, in order to punish them for murder ▪ He faces death by the electric chair in a Florida state prison …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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

  • Electric Chair — Blue Electric Chair Andy Warhol, 1963 Siebdruck auf Acryl auf Leinwand, 266,7 cm × 203,8 cm Saatchi Collection, London Link zum Bild (Bitte Urheberrechte beachten) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 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 — ☆ electric chair n. 1. an apparatus in the form of a chair, used in electrocuting persons sentenced to death 2. the death sentence by electrocution: Often preceded by the …   English World dictionary

  • electric chair — elec·tric chair n 1: a chair used in performing a legal electrocution 2: the penalty of death by electrocution Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Electric chair bomb — Liste de prises de catch Les prises de catch sont des mouvements qui consistent principalement à projeter un adversaire au catch. Ces techniques de catch sont aussi appelées Power moves. Sommaire 1 Armbreaker 2 Atomic Drop 3 Back Body Drop …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Electric Chair (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Electric Chair Type = Compilation Artist = Hoodoo Gurus Released = April 28, 1998 August 28, 2000 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = 37:23 Label = Mushroom Records Shock Records Producer = Hoodoo Gurus Reviews = * Allmusic… …   Wikipedia

  • 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 — 1. a chair used to electrocute criminals sentenced to death. 2. the penalty of legal electrocution. [1870 75, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

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