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  • noun Plural form of laceration.

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Examples

  • He did miss five games with a concussion, chipped teeth and gum lacerations from a fall, and he struggled to play with a mouthpiece in his return.

    Sacramento Kings Team Report 2010

  • The purpose of these techniques are to "bring a subject under control which have a LOW probability of causing soft tissue damage, skin lacerations or bone fractures" as opposed to hard control techniques with a baton which might be used against someone who is actively resisting.

    Boing Boing: April 17, 2005 - April 23, 2005 Archives 2005

  • The mayor of Windermere, Florida, told CNN in this past hour that Woods was treated for facial -- facial lacerations, that is, and was released from the hospital.

    CNN Transcript Nov 27, 2009 2009

  • The girl's injuries were described as lacerations, mostly to the hand, officials said.

    NBC Washington - Top Stories 2010

  • On certain models, the accelerator jammed and became stuck, leading to crashes and accident-inflicted injuries such as lacerations, sprains and broken bones.

    Galactica Patch | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • He said 16 people were injured, four were taken to hospitals, and one had serious injuries, including "lacerations" and "possible internal injuries."

    Brake failure, crowds, thought to cause Metro escalator accident Ann Scott Tyson 2010

  • Injuries to the tongue may produce this simple inflammation of its covering membrane, or, if severe, may produce lesions much more extensive, such as lacerations, abscesses, etc.

    Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877

  • Significantly, the official autopsy report - a document actively suppressed by the Dearborn Police Department for more than three months - describes a series of "lacerations" (also described by Wayne County Chief Medical Examiner Carl Schmitt as "puncture wounds") that are consistent with being mauled by a dog.

    Libertarian Blog Place Various Libertarian Bloggers 2010

  • Significantly, the official autopsy report - a document actively suppressed by the Dearborn Police Department for more than three months - describes a series of "lacerations" (also described by Wayne County Chief Medical Examiner Carl Schmitt as "puncture wounds") that are consistent with being mauled by a dog.

    Libertarian Blog Place Various Libertarian Bloggers 2010

  • Significantly, the official autopsy report - a document actively suppressed by the Dearborn Police Department for more than three months - describes a series of "lacerations" (also described by Wayne County Chief Medical Examiner Carl Schmitt as "puncture wounds") that are consistent with being mauled by a dog.

    Libertarian Blog Place Various Libertarian Bloggers 2010

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