firing squad
noun
1
: a detachment detailed to fire volleys over the grave of one buried with military honors
2
: a detachment detailed to carry out a sentence of death by shooting
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Short of firing squads and nationalizing much of the economy (see: Russia, 1917; Cuba, 1959), the only possible answer is massive, confiscatory taxes.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Her family had fled Liberia's civil war after her mother’s fiance was murdered by a firing squad.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
Martínez had described hearing the execution of 57 men by a firing squad.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Mahdi was the second inmate to be executed in South Carolina via firing squad this year, the first being Brad Sigmon.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 11 May 2025
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Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Her family had fled Liberia's civil war after her mother’s fiance was murdered by a firing squad.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
Martínez had described hearing the execution of 57 men by a firing squad.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Mahdi was the second inmate to be executed in South Carolina via firing squad this year, the first being Brad Sigmon.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 11 May 2025
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“Firing squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firing%20squad. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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