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fusillé

executed by firing squad

adjective fyoo-zee-YEH Rare
People & Society Military

Also means

shot dead

Usage Note

Fusillé is the past participle of fusiller ('to shoot, to execute by firing squad'), used as an adjective or noun — un fusillé refers to a person executed in this way, especially soldiers shot for desertion in World War I. The broader verb fusiller can also mean to shoot someone summarily in wartime contexts.

Examples

"Des soldats fusillés pour l'exemple ont été réhabilités."

Natural Translation

Soldiers executed as an example have been rehabilitated.

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