firing squad

• Grupo de soldados ou executores encarregados de fuzilar um condenado, geralmente como método de pena de morte ou execução militar.

A group of soldiers or executioners ordered to shoot and kill a condemned person, typically as a method of capital punishment or military execution.

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   A group of soldiers ordered to execute a person by shooting, typically for a capital crime or military offense.

   Pelotão de fuzilamento

   • The prisoner was sentenced to death by firing squad.
   • The firing squad stood at attention before the execution.
   • Historically, firing squads were used for military deserters.