firing squad

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firing squad

1. A detachment assigned to shoot persons condemned to death.

2. A detachment of soldiers chosen to fire a salute at a military funeral.

firing squad

(Military) a small military detachment formed to implement a death sentence by shooting

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Noun

firing squad - a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution

firing party

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

squad - a smallest army unit

Translations

firing squad n → plotone m d'esecuzione

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