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1Execution by firing squad — Firing squad and shot at dawn redirect here. For other uses, see Firing squad (disambiguation). For the UK memorial, see Shot at Dawn Memorial. Part of a series on Capital punishment …
2firing squad — fir′ing squad n. 1) mil a military detachment assigned to execute a condemned person by shooting 2) mil a military detachment assigned to fire a salute at the burial of a person being honored • Etymology: 1900–05 …
3firing squad — 1. a military detachment assigned to execute a condemned person by shooting. 2. a military detachment assigned to fire a salute at the burial of a person being honored. [1900 05] * * * …
4firing squad — noun A group of soldiers or paramilitaries detailed to execute someone, usually by rifle shot, or to discharge their weapons ceremonially at a funeral …
5firing squad — military detachment assigned to fire a salute at a burial of an honoured person or to execute a condemned person …
6firing squad — /ˈfaɪərɪŋ skwɒd/ (say fuyuhring skwod) noun a military detachment assigned to execute a condemned person by shooting …
7execute — verb 1) he was convicted and executed Syn: put to death, kill; hang, behead, guillotine, electrocute, send to the (electric) chair, shoot, put before a firing squad; informal string up, fry See note at kill 2) the …
8Lajos Batthyány — The native form of this personal name is németújvári gróf Batthyány Lajos. This article uses the Western name order. Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár …
9George Boakye — Infobox Military Person name= George Yaw Boakye lived=December 25 1937 June 26 1979 caption= nickname= placeofbirth=Ejisu, Ashanti Region, Ghana placeofdeath=Teshie Military Range, Ghana allegiance=flag|Ghana branch=air force|Ghana… …
10Juan José Valle — (executed in Buenos Aires, July 12, 1956) was an Argentine military who headed a rebellion against General Aramburu s dictatorship in 1956 (self titled Revolución Libertadora ), which had put an end the year before to Juan Perón s second term of… …
