Electric scissors comprising: a motor; a movable blade for cutting a cutting object, the blade configured to be rotatable in a closing direction and in an opening direction opposite to the closing direction, the closing direction being a direction in which the cutting object can be cut; a transmission mechanism (12, 16) configured to transmit a rotational force of the motor to the movable blade, the transmission mechanism (12, 16) configured to rotate the movable blade in the closing direction when the motor rotates in a first rotation direction, and rotate the movable blade in the opening direction when the motor rotates in a second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction; an operation device configured to be operated by a user for operation of the motor; an operation signal output device configured to output an operation signal (St) having a value corresponding to an operation state of the operation device; a control device configured to determine whether to rotate the motor in the first rotation direction or in the second rotation direction, or to stop the motor, based on the value of the operation signal (St) output from the operation signal output device, and output a control signal corresponding to a determination result; a drive circuit configured to supply electric power to the motor in accordance with the control signal output from the control device to actuate the motor in response to the control signal; and a forced stop device configured to stop the motor when an abnormal state is present in which the value of the operation signal (St) output from the operation signal output device is a value determined in the control device to rotate the motor in a specific rotation direction out of the first rotation direction and the second rotation direction or to stop the motor, and in which the motor is actually rotating in a direction opposite to the specific rotation direction. a motor; a movable blade for cutting a cutting object, the blade configured to be rotatable in a closing direction and in an opening direction opposite to the closing direction, the closing direction being a direction in which the cutting object can be cut; a transmission mechanism (12, 16) configured to transmit a rotational force of the motor to the movable blade, the transmission mechanism (12, 16) configured to rotate the movable blade in the closing direction when the motor rotates in a first rotation direction, and rotate the movable blade in the opening direction when the motor rotates in a second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction; an operation device configured to be operated by a user for operation of the motor; an operation signal output device configured to output an operation signal (St) having a value corresponding to an operation state of the operation device; a control device configured to determine whether to rotate the motor in the first rotation direction or in the second rotation direction, or to stop the motor, based on the value of the operation signal (St) output from the operation signal output device, and output a control signal corresponding to a determination result; a drive circuit configured to supply electric power to the motor in accordance with the control signal output from the control device to actuate the motor in response to the control signal; and a forced stop device configured to stop the motor when an abnormal state is present in which the value of the operation signal (St) output from the operation signal output device is a value determined in the control device to rotate the motor in a specific rotation direction out of the first rotation direction and the second rotation direction or to stop the motor, and in which the motor is actually rotating in a direction opposite to the specific rotation direction.