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Meanings of deadly force in English

Spanish
fuerza letal
Catalan
força letal

Force that a person knows would create a substantial risk of causing, death or serious bodily harm or injury.

fuerza letal
Synonyms
Examples for "lethal force"
Examples for "lethal force"
1
The law protects citizens in their use of lethal force in self-defense.
The Guardian
2
You will be engaging the enemy using live rounds and lethal force.
The Fall of Reach
3
If lethal force became necessary, could she handle watching Con kill someone?
Midnight hero
4
He said Warren chose to use anger, violence and lethal force against police.
Radio NZ
5
Police were left with no choice but to use lethal force.
The South African
Usage of deadly force in English
1
They called on law enforcement to rethink the use of deadly force.
Reuters
2
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the department's use of deadly force.
Reuters
3
Would the United States use diplomatic influence or deadly force in Indonesia?
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
4
Her use of deadly force had been cleared by the review board.
Mission road
5
How the hell can such deadly force be excused by the system?
The Guardian
6
The officer is well within his right to use deadly force, said Gaynor.
Reuters
7
Citizen Admiral, the police can't use deadly force without political authorization.
More Than Honor
8
In war, he is the most deadly force of the war.
Poems by Walt Whitman
9
The idea is to give soldiers a set of alternatives to deadly force.
Wired
10
The sharp, cruel sound of the yes smote him with a deadly force.
Cobwebs and Cables
11
At the first sign of resistance, I am authorized to employ deadly force.
Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain
12
Your defiance of a lawful order leaves me no alternative but deadly force!
Frontier fury
13
It told its story with absolute simplicity, but with deadly force.
The Americanization of Edward Bok / The Autobiography of a Dutch...
14
A wire noose with a side loop for applying deadly force.
Break No Bones
15
Therefore the first blast struck it with such deadly force.
Sketches of the Covenanters
16
Are there any fissures in the military to prevent them from applying deadly force?
Reuters
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Translations for deadly force
Deadly force through the time
Deadly force across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common