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non-lethal
adjective
(alsononlethal)uk /ˌnɒnˈliː.θəl/ us /ˌnɑːnˈliː.θəl/
not able or likely to cause death:
The department armed its officers with nonlethal weapons.
He was struck by a round of non-lethal ammunition.
She says ranchers should learn to live with coyotes and use non-lethal means to protect livestock.
The weapon is designed to deliver a mild, nonlethal electric shock.
Are stun guns really nonlethal?
Although the snake bite was very painful, fortunately the venom was non-lethal.
The scientists injected the lab mice with a nonlethal dose of the drug.
They were prepared to use all means, military or non-military, and lethal or non-lethal.
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