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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None of the previous 10 prepared me for watching the firing squad death of Brad Sigmon on Friday night.
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Jeffrey Collins, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
The big picture: The execution of Brad Sigmon will also mark the first time in 15 years that an inmate in the U.S. has been put to death using a firing squad, AP reported.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
Sigmon had previously elected to die via firing squad instead of lethal injection or the electric chair.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The last firing squad execution was carried out by Utah in 2010.
—Bluesky Social, 5 Mar. 2025
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Jeffrey Collins, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
The big picture: The execution of Brad Sigmon will also mark the first time in 15 years that an inmate in the U.S. has been put to death using a firing squad, AP reported.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
Sigmon had previously elected to die via firing squad instead of lethal injection or the electric chair.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The last firing squad execution was carried out by Utah in 2010.
—Bluesky Social, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Firing squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firing%20squad. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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