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electric chair

/ɪˈlɛktrɪk tʃɛər/

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/ɪˈlɛktrɪk tʃɛər/B2formallegal
  • ruУстройство, используемое для смертной казни путём электрического разряда, обычно состоящее из деревянного стула с электродами, прикреплёнными к телу. Этот термин также используется метафорически для обозначения сложной или стрессовой ситуации.

A device used for capital punishment by electrocution, typically consisting of a wooden chair with electrodes attached to the body. The term is also used metaphorically to refer to a difficult or stressful situation.

  1. Execution deviceC1formal

    A device used for capital punishment by electrocution, typically consisting of a chair with electrodes attached to the body.

    ruЭлектрический стул

    • The electric chair was used as a method of execution in several states.
    • The prisoner was sentenced to die in the electric chair.
    • The electric chair has been a controversial subject in legal debates.