1. an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person; - Example: "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair" [syn: electric chair, chair, death chair, hot seat]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
death chair
n 1: an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an
ordinary seat for one person; "the murderer was sentenced
to die in the chair" [syn: electric chair, chair,
death chair, hot seat]