electric chair
noun
1
: a chair used in legal electrocution
2
: the penalty of death by electrocution
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He's been a staunch supporter of the death penalty from day one, as illustrated by the toy electric chairs on his desk.
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Haley Bemiller, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Oct. 2025
Whether he is hanged or sent to the electric chair, there should be a minimum amount of delay.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Tennessee law holds that those who committed crimes before 1999 can choose between being put to death by lethal injection or the electric chair.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
The most recent execution via firing squad in the United States occurred in South Carolina, where Brad Sigmon, 67, was executed in March, opting for the method instead of the electric chair or lethal injection.
—Amanda Castro
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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Haley Bemiller, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Oct. 2025
Whether he is hanged or sent to the electric chair, there should be a minimum amount of delay.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Tennessee law holds that those who committed crimes before 1999 can choose between being put to death by lethal injection or the electric chair.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
The most recent execution via firing squad in the United States occurred in South Carolina, where Brad Sigmon, 67, was executed in March, opting for the method instead of the electric chair or lethal injection.
—Amanda Castro
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Electric chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20chair. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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