electric chair
noun
1
: a chair used in legal electrocution
2
: the penalty of death by electrocution
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Despite there being no evidence that connected Williams to the crime, the teen was tried in front of an all-White jury and sentenced to death by the electric chair after being convicted of first-degree murder.
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Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
The lawyer who proudly sent the Rosenbergs to the electric chair and was a key force in the McCarthy witch hunts is a great role for Strong.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
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Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
The lawyer who proudly sent the Rosenbergs to the electric chair and was a key force in the McCarthy witch hunts is a great role for Strong.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
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“Electric chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20chair. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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