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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It was then scheduled for 2022, when Moore was set to be killed by a firing squad, but his attorneys were able to delay it after challenging the constitutionality of the method.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
The Harris campaign was quick to portray the event likewise, with Harris senior adviser Ian Sams and other surrogates suggesting Trump was calling for Cheney to face a firing squad.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Nov. 2024
His empire was overthrown and he was executed by a firing squad in 1867.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Wrangling over South Carolina’s access to lethal injection drugs led McMaster to sign a law in 2021 allowing the state to also execute by electrocution or firing squad, with death row inmates given the choice.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
The Harris campaign was quick to portray the event likewise, with Harris senior adviser Ian Sams and other surrogates suggesting Trump was calling for Cheney to face a firing squad.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Nov. 2024
His empire was overthrown and he was executed by a firing squad in 1867.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Wrangling over South Carolina’s access to lethal injection drugs led McMaster to sign a law in 2021 allowing the state to also execute by electrocution or firing squad, with death row inmates given the choice.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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