Spanish word

fusilamiento

Pronunciation

IPA/fusilaˈmjento/

Meaning

  • masculine nounexecution by firing squad

Example

No podemos olvidar el fusilamiento de inocentes.

We must not forget the execution of innocent people by firing squad.

Illustration for fusilamiento (execution by firing squad)

More examples

Hubo protestas por el fusilamiento en la capital.

There were protests over the execution by firing squad in the capital.

Core concept

A firing squad of riflemen shooting at a single target.

Common phrases

  • protestas por el fusilamiento

    protests over the execution by firing squad

  • las víctimas del fusilamiento

    the victims of the execution by firing squad

Similar words

ejecución: Court-ordered act that kills a convicted person as punishment.
pena de muerte: Formal legal penalty of death imposed by the state.
sentencia de muerte: Court decision that sentences a person to death.

Definition in Spanish

Pena o acto de matar a una persona mediante el fuego de armas largas, especialmente llevado a cabo por un pelotón.

Word origin

From Spanish fusilar 'to shoot' (fusil 'rifle' borrowed from French, ultimately from Latin fusus 'spindle') plus the nominal suffix -amiento.

Usage tips

  • Formal legal or historical term; in everyday speech Spanish speakers often use ejecución as a neutral word while fusilamiento specifically denotes death by a firing squad.

Opposites

Related words

  • fusilarexecute by firing squadverb
  • fusiladoexecuted by firing squadadjective

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