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Firing squad
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a group of individuals, typically soldiers or law enforcement officers, designated to carry out a military or legal execution by firing bullets at a condemned person simultaneously
Example
Historical accounts reveal that firing squads were a common method of execution during wartime for individuals convicted of serious offenses.
In some jurisdictions, firing squads were employed as a means of capital punishment before more humane methods were adopted.
The condemned prisoner faced a firing squad, standing before a line of armed soldiers awaiting the execution command.
