execution style

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execution style

Describing a shooting in which the victim is conscious and shot at close range, often with no means of escape. I'm terrified to go into that neighborhood now that I've heard about the execution style shootings that have happened there.
See also: execution, style
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ACARE worker has been convicted of the "execution-style" murder of schoolgirl Lucy McHugh, who he killed to prevent her revealing his year-long abuse of her.
Care worker guilty of 'execution-style' murder of girl, 13
Pakistan Navy personnel among 14 massacred execution-style near Ormara
Pakistan lodges protest with Iran over inaction against Ormara attackers
The statement came at FO Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal's weekly briefing, held hours after Thursday morning's execution-style killing of 14 people, including Pakistan Navy personnel, on the Makran Coastal Highway.
FO hints at Indian involvement in Balochistan terror attacks
FOUR houses across Liverpool were raided in connection with the execution-style murder of James Taylor in the city centre.
Armed raids across city
Somalia's militant Islamist group al Shabaab has shot dead execution-style three men.
Al Shabaab 'executes army collaborators'
A FORMER soldier has been jailed for 38 years after shooting dead his ex-wife and mother-inlaw in an execution-style killing at almost point-blank range.
Ex-soldier jailed for 38 years for double murder
He was assigned to the Barangay Bagong Silangan police community precinct when he was tagged as one of the policemen who shot four men 'execution-style' in Barangay Payatas in August 2016.
QC cop in 'Tokhang' case faces new murder charge
The victims, each shot execution-style in the head, included seven adults and one juvenile.
Manhunt underway as eight family members slain in Ohio
This barbaric murder joins a long list of execution-style killings committed by Islamic State over the years.
Islamic State online
He was later killed execution-style by firing squad on Wednesday.
Daesh kills Iraqi journalist in Mosul
Summary: A Lebanese father of six was killed in an "execution-style" shooting in the Australian city of Melbourne overnight, Lebanese state media reported.
Lebanese man murdered 'execution-style' in Australia
New evidence of "execution-style killings" by pro-Russian armed groups in Donbass, eastern Ukraine, illustrates the urgent need for action to tackle the escalating human rights and humanitarian crisis in the area, said Amnesty International.
Amnesty International says Ukraine rebels killed captive soldiers
TEHRAN (FNA)- The families of three American Muslim students shot dead in North Carolina called the tragic shootings "execution-style murders", calling for a hate crime investigation.
Families of Slain US Muslim Students Call for Hate Crime Investigation
Detectives said George Muchai, a member of Kenyan's governing Jubilee coalition, was returning home after meeting family members in a restaurant when the execution-style attack by masked men with assault rifles took place close to Nairobi's central business district.
Kenyan lawmaker gunned down
A week ago, police found seven Egyptian Christians shot dead execution-style on a beach outside Benghazi, home to several oil firms.
Gunmen kill French national in Libya's Benghazi
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