gas chamber
Plural
gas chambers
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a sealed room or chamber where poisonous gas is introduced to execute condemned individuals, typically used as a method of capital punishment
- In some historical instances, the gas chamber was employed as a means of carrying out the death penalty for certain heinous crimes.
- The condemned criminal faced the grim reality of the gas chamber as the designated method of execution.
- Public outcry led to the abolition of the gas chamber as a form of capital punishment in many jurisdictions.
- The prison authorities refurbished the aging execution facility, including the renovation of the gas chamber.
- Witness testimonies shed light on the harrowing experiences of those who were subjected to the gas chamber in the past.
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