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Meanings of lethal 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
Usage of lethal force in English
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
6
Israel says it is justified in using lethal force to meet deadly threats.
Reuters
7
Where protests against repression take place, lethal force is used to suppress them.
The Guardian
8
They may, if they feel threatened, utilize lethal force to defuse the threat.
Cibola Burn
9
Only for an instant had I considered using anything less than lethal force.
The Great Book of Amber
10
A way to apply less- lethal force, instead of killing someone, potentially.
Wired
11
Sometimes the use of force, including lethal force, is necessary.
The Guardian
12
Any attempt to flee will be met with lethal force.
Dark Matter
13
The killing fueled demonstrations over what protesters said was unwarranted lethal force by Tensing.
Reuters
14
These clashes could involve the use of lethal force and could occur at any time.
Reuters
15
Israel says lethal force is justified against deadly threats.
Reuters
16
Eisenhower said it would be "dead wrong" to use lethal force.
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Translations for lethal force
Lethal force through the time
Lethal force across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common