English Explanatory Dictionary

non-lethal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not capable of causing death.
  2. Designed to cause incapacitation without causing death.
noun
  1. Any weapon that incapacitates without causing death.

Word forms

non-lethal nonlethal non-lethals

Etymology

From non- + lethal.

Synonyms

less-lethal
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