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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Idaho is one step closer to becoming the first state to use a firing squad as its primary execution method, months ahead of the start of college murder suspect Bryan Kohberger's trial.
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
There will be three members to the firing squad team − voluntary corrections staff − and all will stand behind a wall with loaded rifles 15 feet from the inmate.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
No prisoner in South Carolina has ever been legally executed by a firing squad.
—Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
The state previously had a firing squad written into its laws, but removed it in 2009.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2025
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
There will be three members to the firing squad team − voluntary corrections staff − and all will stand behind a wall with loaded rifles 15 feet from the inmate.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
No prisoner in South Carolina has ever been legally executed by a firing squad.
—Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
The state previously had a firing squad written into its laws, but removed it in 2009.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for firing squad
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“Firing squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firing%20squad. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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