Back الإعدام رميا بالرصاص Arabic Расстрэл Byelorussian Разстрел Bulgarian Afusellament Catalan Poprava zastřelením Czech Skydning (henrettelse) Danish Erschießung German Τυφεκισμός Greek Pafekzekutado Esperanto Fusilamiento Spanish
| Execution by firing squad | |
|---|---|
 World War II killing of Soviet civilians accused of being partisans on the Eastern Front by a German firing squad, September 1941 | |
| Method of | Capital punishment |
Execution by firing squad, in the past sometimes called fusillading[1] (from the French fusil, rifle), is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the military and in times of war. Some reasons for its use are that firearms are usually readily available and a gunshot to a vital organ, such as the brain or heart, most often will kill relatively quickly.
- ^ "fusilade". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)