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ˈfir·ing squad N

firing squad (at execution)

Exekutionskommando nt

firing squad (at funeral)

Ehrensalutkommando nt

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Shepherd survived the firing squad by pretending to be dead. en.wikipedia.org

National guardsmen in the crowd opened fire along with the firing squad. en.wikipedia.org

In 1847, difficulties in making the guillotine available for every execution made the government stablish firing squad as an alternative mode of execution. en.wikipedia.org

The play ends with the main character faced with a firing squad. en.wikipedia.org

It is said that his final act before facing the firing squad was to smoke a cigarette. en.wikipedia.org

No member of the firing squad is told beforehand if he is using live ammunition. en.wikipedia.org

He said that to the firing squad just before they whacked him. en.wikipedia.org

Five months after that recording, in the fall of 1991, their seven song self-titled 7 was released, including a firing squad cover photo. en.wikipedia.org

As they say goodbye to each other, the firing squad never appears. en.wikipedia.org

The other, the daughter of servants, rejects the values of the former, who she once saved from a firing squad. en.wikipedia.org

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