non-lethal

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non-lethal

adjective nonlethal

not comparable Not capable of causing death. a non-lethal dose
not comparable Designed to cause incapacitation without causing death. Government officials think a universal malodor, or offensive odor, might prove effective as a non-lethal weapon.
Similar: less-lethal

noun non-lethals · nonlethal

Any weapon that incapacitates without causing death.

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adj not capable of causing death

Русский	несмерте́льный nesmertélʹnyj, нелета́льный neletálʹnyj

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@misc{non_lethal_2026,
  title = {non-lethal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/non-lethal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}