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Meanings of non-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 "less-lethal weapon"
Examples for "less-lethal weapon"
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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
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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
Usage of non-lethal weapon in English
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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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The Rice family have said police fired too quickly and should have used a Taser, a non-lethal weapon.
Radio NZ
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You have immobilized yourself and made yourself helpless, which is exactly what the non-lethal weapon-makers have in mind.
Wired
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But ADS is a non-lethal weapon.
Wired
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The research finally concluded that the PEP laser could not reproduce the required waveform characteristic of a non-lethal weapon.
Wired
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His accusation that the U.S. military has a killer ray gun, disguised as a non-lethal weapon has gone uncorroborated.
Wired
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The Marine Corps has issued an urgent request for a powerful non-lethal weapon that can fires volleys of 40mm grenades.
Wired
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Also known as the "pain beam," ADS is a revolutionary non-lethal weapon that uses microwaves to cause burning pain without injury.
Wired
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If you want people to be reassured about the safety of a new non-lethal weapon, you have to allow some kind of independent scrutiny.
Wired
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They said the officers had no right to use deadly force even if he had fired the Taser, a non-lethal weapon, in their direction.
Reuters
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The system would incapacitate personnel through a combination of light, sound, and "pressure stimuli," providing greater range and more effectiveness than current non-lethal weapon systems.
Wired
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And in the field of non-lethal weapons, politics -and perceptions -rule.
Wired