Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A device or substance, such as tear gas, used to incapacitate individuals temporarily, as in riot control.
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- noun Any device or substance used to
incapacitate a person or crowd
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Examples
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- Create an awarenes for the blinded world, not in an incapacitant way, but in a positive and stimulating approach, in which the blind invite us to enter into his world of references and codes.
Archive 2008-07-01 Red 2008
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You have to be careful with incapacitant spray it might go into someones eyes!
The Vapour State « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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- Create an awarenes for the blinded world, not in an incapacitant way, but in a positive and stimulating approach, in which the blind invite us to enter into his world of references and codes.
Lisboa Sensorial Red 2008
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September 1993 to purchase quantities of the active component of the drug Mandrax which the SA Defence Force required to use as an incapacitant.
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Doctor, I need two hyposprays and multiple refills for them—the same incapacitant you gave the away team.
Dark Mirror Diane Duane 1993
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The 25-year-old man has also been charged with possession of a weapon for discharge of electrical incapacitant.
BBC News - Home 2011
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Police received several calls from concerned members of the public and officers were forced to use their incapacitant sprays to subdue offenders and make arrests.
Kos RSS Feed 2010
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A spokeswoman confirmed: "Officers used incapacitant spray when making the arrests in order to subdue those believed to be involved."
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A spokeswoman confirmed: "Officers used incapacitant spray when making the arrests in order to subdue those believed to be involved."
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Police received several calls from concerned members of the public and officers were forced to use their incapacitant sprays to subdue offenders and make arrests.
Kos RSS Feed 2010
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