Gassing - Gassatsu

…Execution methods include hanging (the traditional method used in four states), electrocution (the perpetrator sits in a chair and metal fittings are attached to his head and legs and an electric current is passed through them; in 18 states since the 1890s), gassing (the perpetrator is strapped to a chair in an airtight room and hydrogen cyanide gas is sprayed on him; in nine states since the 1920s), and execution by firing squad (by gun).

*Some of the terminology that refers to "gassing" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…執行方法は，絞首(伝統的なもので4州が採用)，電気殺(いすに座らせ頭部と脚部に金具を固定して電流を通す。1890年代以降18州)，ガス殺(気密室内でいすに固定し青酸ガスを噴出する。1920年代以降9州)，銃殺(銃による。…

※「ガス殺」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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