instrument of execution

Other forms: instruments of execution

Definitions of instrument of execution

1. noun

   an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person
   types:

   chair, death chair, electric chair, hot seat

   an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person

   gallows

   an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging

   garotte, garrote, garrotte, iron collar

   an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation

   death chamber, gas chamber

   instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or animals

   guillotine

   instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people

   stake

   instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning

   gallous, gallows tree, gallows-tree, gibbet

   alternative terms for gallows

   type of:

   instrument

   a device that requires skill for proper use