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Meanings of less-than-lethal weapon in English

Russian
оружие несмертельного действия
Portuguese
armas não letais
Spanish
arma no letal
Catalan
arma no letal
Wikidata

Weapon intended to be less likely to kill a living target than conventional weapons.

оружие несмертельного действия
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Examples for "non-lethal weapon"
Examples for "non-lethal weapon"
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What it doesn't explain is exactly what kind of non-lethal weapon this should be.
Wired
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This non-lethal weapon is based on the well established microwave auditory effect (MAE).
Wired
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The U.S. has shown that these short microwaves can be harnessed as a useful non-lethal weapon.
Wired
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The thrown boot is a traditional non-lethal weapon.
Wired
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To Active Denial's boosters, that made the largely non-lethal weapon safer, more humane alternative to the M-16.
Wired
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And, obviously, a less-lethal weapon with a built-in "shoot-to-kill" option could lead to some undesirable consequences.
Wired
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The less-lethal weapon was one of many novelties described in an invitation to the "Navy's 07 'Opportunity Forum" for small businesses.
Wired
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My old rule was: never volunteer to to be a test subject for a less-lethal weapon (or a lethal one for that matter).
Wired
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It also would encourage them to use less-lethal weapons such as stun guns.
Reuters
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But since their inception, the less-lethal weapons have drawn criticism.
Wired
Usage of less-than-lethal weapon in English
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Baluyev then took the spare cartridge from its holder below the pistol's grip and placed it on the business end of the less-than-lethal weapon.
Countdown: The Liberators-ARC
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The device, which delivers a debilitating electric shock, is one of the less-than-lethal weapons used only by the ERU.
The Irish Times