Electric chair
Electric chair noun - An instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person.
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Killing and electric chair are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Killing" instead a noun phrase "Electric chair".
Killing
Killing noun - The act of terminating a life.
Electric chair and killing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Electric chair" instead a noun "Killing".
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- Instead of setting out to have a long and happy life, he falsely confesses to killing his wife and works in court to get himself convicted so he could try out the electric chair.
Source: Idiot Ball / Live-Action TV -
John Coffey, a Gentle Giant black man, has been condemned to die by the electric chair for the raping and killing of two young girls.
Source: Film / The Green Mile -
The straight-to-DVD horror/comedy The Gingerdead Man starts with Gary Busey killing people in a diner before being caught and eventually sent to the electric chair.
Source: Diner Brawl
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