Definition

1. Noun:
   • An instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person: "death chair" refers specifically to the electric chair, a device used for carrying out capital punishment through electrocution.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The state's method of execution was the death chair.
  • The convicted criminal was sentenced to the death chair for his crimes.

Advanced Usage

• "to die in the chair": to be executed by electrocution in the electric chair.
  • The murderer was sentenced to die in the chair.

Variants and Related Words

• Electric chair (n): the more common and formal term for the same execution device.
  • The electric chair was first used in the United States in 1890.

Synonyms

• Electric chair: the standard synonym.
• Execution chair: a more general descriptive term.

Related Idioms

• "To get the chair": (slang) to be sentenced to death by electrocution.
  • In the old days, for that crime, you would get the chair.

Noun

1. an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
   • the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair