less-lethal

English

Adjective

less-lethal (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of non-lethal.
    • 2026 January 13, Deepa Parent, William Christou, “Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 13 January 2026:
      The spokesperson said: “The evidence demonstrates that even when utilising ‘less-lethal’ weapons, the Islamic Republic deliberately targets vital organs, transforming these tools into instruments of systematic mutilation and permanent disability to terrorise protesters.”

Noun

less-lethal (plural less-lethals)

  1. A non-lethal weapon.
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