instrument of execution 1
noundomain: artefact
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person
Hypernym
instrument 1
noun
a device that requires skill for proper use
Part_meronym
scaffold 1
noun
a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
EnglishHyponym
electric chair 1
noun
an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
gallows 1
noun
an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
garrote 1
noun
an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
gas chamber 1
noun
instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or animals
guillotine 2
noun
instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people
Part_holonym
scaffold 1
noun
a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
