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electric chair
noun
: a special chair in which a criminal who has been sentenced to death is killed by using a strong electric current
Full Definition of ELECTRIC CHAIR
1
: a chair used in legal electrocution
2
: the penalty of death by electrocution
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First Known Use of ELECTRIC CHAIR
1889
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