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Meanings of death chair in inglês

português
cadeira elétrica
espanhol
silla mortal

An instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person.

        cadeira elétrica
        Usage of death chair in inglês
        1
        He'll go to the death chair sure if I can frame him.
        The Big-Town Round-Up
        2
        It's the death chair for him and no lifeboat in sight.
        The Big-Town Round-Up
        3
        So Jones will spend his days in prison, though he will escape the death chair.
        The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories
        4
        Well, to tell the truth, Mr. Max, it seems sort of natural-like, me being here facing that death chair.
        Native son
        Translations for death chair