fusilamiento

execution by firing squad

noun foo-see-lah-MYEN-toh Rare

Usage Note

Fusilamiento is the noun for execution by shooting — specifically by firing squad (pelotón de fusilamiento). It is historically associated with military executions and war crimes, most famously depicted in Goya's painting El 3 de mayo de 1808. The verb is fusilar, which colloquially also means 'to plagiarise' in Spain.

Examples

"El fusilamiento tuvo lugar al amanecer."

Natural Translation

The execution by firing squad took place at dawn.

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