execute by shooting; execution by firing squad
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to execute by shooting; to shoot to death
formalFormal legal term for capital punishment carried out by firearm. More official than 枪毙.
Zhè这
míng名
shā杀
rén人
fàn犯
bèi被
pàn判
chǔ处
qiāng枪
jué决
。
The murderer was sentenced to execution by shooting.
Fǎ法
guān官
qiān签
shǔ署
le了
qiāng枪
jué决
lìng令
。
The judge signed the execution order.
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Zài在
nà那
ge个
nián年
dài代
，
qiāng枪
jué决
shì是
zhí执
xíng行
sǐ死
xíng刑
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
fāng方
shì式
。
In those years, execution by firing squad was the main method of carrying out the death penalty.