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electric chair

NOUN
chair for executions
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Twelve years later, in a case called In re Kemmler, the first person scheduled to die in the electric chair asked the court to strike down that method.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2025

“As soon as Dara and I walked into his house, the electric chair from ‘Female Trouble’ was right in front of us.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2023

There are the stories of the many lawyers and activists who fought to save Paula from the electric chair and end capital punishment for children.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023

But by the late 1970s and early 1980s, problems with executions using the electric chair made headlines everywhere.

From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2022

I plow through the crowds in my electric chair like a power mower in thick grass.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper


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