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A '''mock execution''' is a [[ruse de guerre|stratagem]] in which a victim is deliberately but falsely made to feel that their execution or that of another person is imminent or is taking place. This might involve [[blindfold]]ing the subjects, telling them they are about to die, making them recount last wishes, making them dig their own [[Grave (burial)|grave]], holding an unloaded gun to their head and pulling the trigger, shooting near (but not at) the victim, or firing [[Blank (cartridge)|blanks]]. Mock execution is categorized as [[psychological torture]]. There is a sense of fear induced when a person is made to feel that they are about to be executed or witness someone being executed. The [[psychological trauma]] can lead to [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[anxiety disorder]]s, [[post-traumatic stress disorder]], and other mental disorders.