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  • adjective Not capable of causing death.
  • adjective Designed to cause incapacitation without causing death.

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Examples

  • More than 50 protesters were arrested in the police action, but officers did not use tear gas, rubber bullets or other so-called non-lethal weapons, police said.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • More than 50 protesters were arrested in the police action, but officers did not use tear gas, rubber bullets or other so-called non-lethal weapons, police said.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • "There were agreements made about tear gas use and so-called non-lethal weapons that were just egregiously violated," he said.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • And while the United States has pledged up to $25 million in so-called non-lethal assistance to Libya’s opposition and spent an estimated $750 million in the air war there, Washington remains hesitant to provide the rebels with more assistance.

    Gates: US Remains Cautious Over Libyan Rebels 2011

  • And while the United States has pledged up to $25 million in so-called non-lethal assistance to Libya’s opposition and spent an estimated $750 million in the air war there, Washington remains hesitant to provide the rebels with more assistance.

    Gates: US Remains Cautious Over Libyan Rebels 2011

  • And while the United States has pledged up to $25 million in so-called non-lethal assistance to Libya’s opposition and spent an estimated $750 million in the air war there, Washington remains hesitant to provide the rebels with more assistance.

    Gates: US Remains Cautious Over Libyan Rebels 2011

  • The U.K. will continue to carry its weight militarily, as well as in leading diplomatic efforts through the Libya Contact Group, and by providing non-lethal material support to the opposition.

    Maintaining Resolve in Libya William Hague 2011

  • Offering what he says are personal views, former senior CIA officer Emile Nakhleh says it is likely the CIA is providing some form of non-lethal assistance to the rebels, especially in terms of communications and organization.

    CIA Secretly at Work Inside Libya 2011

  • Offering what he says are personal views, former senior CIA officer Emile Nakhleh says it is likely the CIA is providing some form of non-lethal assistance to the rebels, especially in terms of communications and organization.

    CIA Secretly at Work Inside Libya 2011

  • The U.K. will continue to carry its weight militarily, as well as in leading diplomatic efforts through the Libya Contact Group, and by providing non-lethal material support to the opposition.

    What I Saw in Benghazi William Hague 2011

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