nonlethal
Speech parts
1. nonlethal - Noun
2. nonlethal - Adjective
3. nonlethal - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
not capable of causing death
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Examples
It has been replaced by the M203 40mm grenade launcher and nonlethal ammunition.
It goes on to describe his refusal to leave the premises despite several orders, and said several “nonlethal” attempts to control him — including a Taser shot to the back — proved ineffective.
Those could be anything from “new types of “nonlethal” agents, to viruses that sterilize their hosts, to others that incapacitate whole systems within an organism”, The Bulletin has said.
Later, we were at Parcel 5 on Main Street, where police again fired nonlethal rounds to push back crowds.
Police said they only used nonlethal weapons to disperse the crowd.
The town’s Deer and Tick Committee has considered nonlethal measures, such as relocation and birth control, but the only practical way to deal with the population has been to encourage more people to hunt.