death chamber

• غرفة أو مكان تُنفَّذ فيه أحكام الإعدام، غالبًا بالحقن المميت أو الكرسي الكهربائي أو غاز سام. ويُستخدم هذا المصطلح في السياقات القانونية والسجنية.

A room or facility where executions are carried out, typically by lethal injection, electrocution, or gas. The term is often used in legal and prison contexts.

1. Execution roomC1formal

   A room in a prison where executions are carried out, typically by lethal injection, electrocution, or gas.

   غرفة الإعدام

   • The condemned prisoner was led to the death chamber.
   • Witnesses observed the execution through a window in the death chamber.
   • The state built a new death chamber to carry out capital punishment.

2. Metaphorical usageC2informal

   A place or situation that is extremely dangerous, oppressive, or likely to cause death.

   غرفة الموت (استخدام مجازي)

   • The abandoned mine was a death chamber filled with toxic gas.
   • The war zone had become a death chamber for civilians.
   • The overcrowded building was a death chamber waiting for a fire.