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Weapon less likely to kill a target
possible. Non-lethal weapons are used in policing and combat situations to limit the escalation of conflict where employment of lethal force is prohibited
Non-lethal_weapon
Use of force, likely to cause serious bodily injury or death to another person
Deadly force, also known as lethal force, is a concept in law of the civilian use of force that is likely to cause serious bodily injury or death to another
Deadly_force
Autonomous military technology system
A lethal autonomous weapon (LAW), also known as a lethal autonomous weapon system (LAWS), autonomous weapon system (AWS), robotic weapon, or killer robot
Lethal_autonomous_weapon
Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Lethal Force (foaled 10 April 2009) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old in 2011 he showed potential but failed
Lethal_Force
Belief that a being should not be killed by another entity
use of lethal force. International institutions have outlined when and where law enforcement agents might have the availability of lethal force at their
Right_to_life
Licence granted by a government
use of lethal force in the delivery of their non-military objectives. The initiation of lethal force is in contrast to the use of lethal force in self-defence
Licence_to_kill_(concept)
Concept in conflict studies
or injure someone unless he is controlled. That is possible only by lethal force, which possibly requires firearms or weapons. This could also include
Conflict_escalation
2026 film by Vicky Jewson
Pretty Lethal is a 2026 action thriller film directed by Vicky Jewson and written by Kate Freund. The film stars Iris Apatow, Lana Condor, Millicent Simmonds
Pretty_Lethal
2026 action-adventure video game
kill" when enemies show the intent to kill him, permitting Bond to use lethal force, including the use of firearms. 007 First Light features an Omega Seamaster
007_First_Light
Fatal martial arts technique using little force
any martial arts technique reputed to kill using seemingly less than lethal force targeted at specific areas of the body. The concept known as dim mak
Touch_of_Death
Aspect of law enforcement in the United States
Puppycide Database Project collects information about police use of lethal force against animals, people killed while defending their animals from police
Police use of deadly force in the United States
Police_use_of_deadly_force_in_the_United_States
Intentional provocation of a lethal response from law enforcement
found that officers used lethal force seven times, killing five of the subjects. Less-lethal force was used 71 times. No force was used the other 341 times
Suicide_by_cop
they are calling for an independent investigation. Widespread use of lethal force was also documented by Amnesty International. Following the protests
2025 Tanzanian election protests
2025_Tanzanian_election_protests
American firearms and self-defence instructor
officers and private citizens since 1974. He was the director of the Lethal Force Institute in Concord, New Hampshire, from 1981 to 2009, and now operates
Massad_Ayoob
U.S. Air Force facility in southern Nevada
original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018. "Area 51 Camo Dudes: Lethal Force Authorized – Area 51". area51.org. 9 January 2017. Archived from the
Area_51
Extrajudicial assassination by governments
First, there must be a legal basis for using lethal force. Second, the United States will use lethal force only against a target that poses a continuing
Targeted_killing
American action-comedy media franchise
Lethal Weapon is an American buddy cop action-comedy media franchise created by Shane Black. It focuses on two Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detectives
Lethal_Weapon_(franchise)
Municipal police department in San Francisco, California
not be used as a use of force against any person". The SFPD removed this line and went on to defend the use of robots as lethal weapons in emergencies
San Francisco Police Department
San_Francisco_Police_Department
Iranian military officer (1964–2026)
from a social organization into a primary kinetic force used to terminate domestic unrest through lethal means. Soleimani assumed command shortly before
Gholamreza_Soleimani
2025 American film
Retrieved June 10, 2025. Simon Thompson (April 25, 2025). "Ledgers and Lethal Force: Gavin O'Connor on Directing Ben Affleck in 'The Accountant 2'". Motion
The_Accountant_2
courts have ruled that the use of lethal force is not justifiable for the defense of property alone. The use of lethal force to protect one's life or that
Gun_laws_in_New_Mexico
Marvel Comics superhero
mainstream Marvel continuity, Spider-Man Noir initially uses brutal and lethal force against his enemies and later struggles with the moral implications of
Spider-Man_Noir
Rights Watch found evidence of a coordinated escalation in the use of lethal force beginning 8 January, with protesters and bystanders shot in the head
2026 United States military buildup in the Middle East
2026_United_States_military_buildup_in_the_Middle_East
American writer and law enforcement trainer
American author and trainer who conducts seminars on the psychology of lethal force. He is a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Army. Grossman
Dave_Grossman_(author)
Aviation branch of Belgian Armed Forces
use lethal force over Belgian airspace, and vice versa. Luxembourg, while currently covered by Belgian QRA, does not allow the use of lethal force over
Belgian_Air_Force
Mass killing of protesters in Iran
premeditated killing of civilian protesters ... [and] the extensive and lethal use of force" resulting in "mass killings of protesters in various parts of" Iran
2026_Iran_massacres
Protests and unrest in Kazakhstan against the government
terrorists" and saying that the use of force would continue to "destroy the protests." Commenting on the use of lethal force against protesters, Kazakh Prosecutor
2022_Kazakh_unrest
Captive gorilla (1999–2016)
coverage and commentary, including controversy over the choice to use lethal force. Several primatologists and conservationists wrote later that the zoo
Harambe
US military combat system training
flexibility and techniques for use in situations that did not require lethal force, such as peacekeeping operations. The Marine Corps began searching for
Marine Corps Martial Arts Program
Marine_Corps_Martial_Arts_Program
U.S. Army colonel and government official (born 1947)
US military's presence in Afghanistan who once called for the use of lethal force against illegal immigrants and has made a litany of racist comments has
Douglas_Macgregor
2021 military coup in Myanmar
using lethal force to disperse protests. Singaporean foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan also called the military to stop using lethal force. South
2021_Myanmar_coup_d'état
prefers that situations be resolved through negotiations instead of lethal force, keeping that as a last resort. He learned the art of negotiation when
List_of_Flashpoint_characters
British Army soldier
life imprisonment for murder in 1993, the court having decided that lethal force had been used without a lawful purpose. The fourth bullet was said to
Lee_Clegg
Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001; 2009–2024)
Crimes Tribunal on charges of crimes against humanity, including ordering lethal force against protesters, and sentenced to death, which she rejected as politically
Sheikh_Hasina
US Marine Corps unit
flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military, humanitarian, and diplomatic operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
31st_Marine_Expeditionary_Unit
had proven that it was largely willing to enforce party decrees with lethal force. Multiple significant breaches of military discipline occurred after
Insubordination in the PLA during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
Insubordination_in_the_PLA_during_the_1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre
Division of the Los Angeles Police Department
created a "SWAT Mafia" that glorified the use of lethal and excessive force over less-lethal force or de-escalation. In the lawsuit, the former sergeant
LAPD_Metropolitan_Division
1988 British anti-IRA operation in Gibraltar
planning and control of the operation was so flawed as to make the use of lethal force almost inevitable. The deaths were the first in a chain of violent events
Operation_Flavius
Guidelines for police conduct
knee caps, or spine would be classified as deadly or lethal force. Lethal force/deadly force – a force with a high probability of causing death or serious
Use_of_force_continuum
Land service branch of the U.S. military
July 2019. "Non-deployable directive to help Army work toward more 'lethal' force". Army.mil. 16 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November
United_States_Army
Legal concept
are entitled to defend themselves with force, up to and including lethal force. Any individual who uses force against a trespasser is not guilty of an
Castle_doctrine
2012 murders in Little Falls, Minnesota
"castle doctrine", which allows homeowners to defend their homes with lethal force. The prosecution alleged that Smith's actions and a recording he made
Murders of Haile Kifer and Nicholas Brady
Murders_of_Haile_Kifer_and_Nicholas_Brady
DC Comics character
parents, Gordon attempts to confront the Dawnbreaker about his use of lethal force on criminals, but the Dawnbreaker kills him. In the world of the Batman
Commissioner_Gordon
2026 United Nations resolution on human rights in Iran
videos showing that the use of lethal force against unarmed protesters violated these principles. The excessive use of force and the issuance of death sentences
United Nations Human Rights Council resolution on Iran (January 2026)
United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council_resolution_on_Iran_(January_2026)
1987–1993 Palestinian uprising against Israel
Watch as disproportionate, in addition to Israel's excessive use of lethal force. In the first 13 months, 332 Palestinians and 12 Israelis were killed
First_Intifada
American action-adventure television series (2016–2021)
prefers to fight crime with ingenious feats of engineering rather than lethal force. It is a reboot of the original series of the same name created by Lee
MacGyver_(2016_TV_series)
2023 tactical shooter video game
therefore, a variety of less-lethal weapons such as tasers, riot guns, and pepper spray are available as alternatives to lethal force, and players are awarded
Ready_or_Not_(video_game)
Warfare conducted without the use of lethal force
engaged in it do not necessarily use military force, instead employing a mixture of kinetic and non-kinetic force. In the 1999 book Unrestricted Warfare, by
Fifth-generation_warfare
Means by which a person dies by suicide
personal assault for someone to force water on a patient, but such is not the case if a doctor merely refuses to provide lethal medication. But it also has
Suicide_methods
2026 assassination in Tehran, Iran
effectively ran Iran since January 2026 and was in "charge of crushing, with lethal force, the recent protests demanding the end of Islamic rule." As a result
Assassination_of_Ali_Larijani
Type of aerosol spray bear deterrent
incapacitation (3%, 2 of 71). Bear spray represents an effective alternative to lethal force and should be considered as an option for personal safety for those recreating
Bear_spray
Fictional comic book character
violence the Boys used against Supes, often manipulating events until lethal force was the only option. At the current time in the comics, Butcher is a
Billy_Butcher
Iranian politician and military officer (1958–2026)
method of overwhelming force. Larijani was among the first senior officials to publicly advocate for the use of lethal force against demonstrators, labeling
Ali_Larijani
German Volkssturm-Bataillonsführer
illustrative of how late‑war Nazi authorities praised “fanatics” for using lethal force against perceived defeatism within their own ranks, holding up Tiburzy
Ernst_Tiburzy
Military campaign following the September 11 attacks
the same legal frameworks established in 2001 to justify the use of lethal force. Some analysts have identified this new approach as a hybridization of
War_on_terror
2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
the wider Arab Spring. The Assad regime responded to the protests with lethal force, which led to a series of defections, the emergence of armed opposition
Syrian_civil_war
Intentionally harmless artillery shot with intent to enact direct compliance
typically only used late in the use of force continuum and analogous to the appliance of outright lethal force, as firing warning shots bring certain
Warning_shot
Irish voice actor
Dai-Guard, while he has also had acting roles in underground films like Lethal Force and Blood Chase. He also voiced Shiro Amakusa in Ninja Resurrection.
Martin_Burke
2005 video game
actions and use of force. SWAT 4 emphasizes the idea that "SWAT is a life-saving organization", and thus prohibits both the use of lethal force unless done justifiably
SWAT_4
Retired British jockey
him four times and winning two Group 2s. In 2013, he teamed up with Lethal Force, the horse which took his career to a higher level. Trained by Clive
Adam_Kirby
Legal requirement
a threatened person cannot harm another in self-defense (especially lethal force) when it is possible instead to retreat to a place of safety. This requirement
Duty_to_retreat
President of Peru from 1990 to 2000
responded to the far-left guerrilla group Shining Path with repressive and lethal force, halting the group's actions while also killing thousands of innocent
Alberto_Fujimori
22 May 2018 incident in the Thoothukudi district of India
government to take action against top police officials for “excessive lethal force” by police on the protestors. Sterlite Copper has been facing resistance
2018 Thoothukudi protest shooting
2018_Thoothukudi_protest_shooting
East German term for the use of lethal force at the East-West border to prevent defection
Democratic Republic (East Germany) for standing orders authorizing the use of lethal force by the Border Troops to prevent Republikflucht (defection) at the Inner
Schießbefehl
Iranian police tactical unit
2022-2023 Mahsa Amini protests NOPO similarly used "excessive violence and lethal force against unarmed protestors, including women and children", again by firing
Counter-terrorism Special Force
Counter-terrorism_Special_Force
Military unit
More Lethal Force". U.S. Department of War. Archived from the original on 2025-10-02. Retrieved 2025-12-06. "About Us". 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force. Retrieved
2nd_Multi-Domain_Task_Force
Political demonstrations in Gaza
expressing solidarity with the protesters and condemning the use of lethal force by Israeli forces, were held in Israel, the US, the UK, and Australia
2018–2019 Gaza border protests
2018–2019_Gaza_border_protests
Comic book series by DC Comics
attacking and disarming Peacemaker facilities, though refuses to use lethal force despite Primus's encouragement to. Back at their headquarters, Kal talks
Absolute_Superman
Autonomous unmanned surface vehicle launched in 2016
to the ship, a human would always remotely make the decision to use lethal force. Following successful initial development, it was reported on 1 February
Sea_Hunter
Specialized police unit
carry out the responsibilities of the unit, and in use-of-force policies, including lethal force for counterterrorism. They are equipped with specialised
Police_tactical_unit
Argentine police officer (born 1987)
approved by Bullrich, which expanded the rights of police officers to use lethal force. In May 2021, Chocobar was sentenced to a suspended two years' imprisonment
Luis_Chocobar
Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean airstrikes
of UN human rights experts stated on 21 October 2025 that the use of lethal force in international waters without a proper legal basis constitutes "extrajudicial
United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
United_States_strikes_on_alleged_drug_traffickers_during_Operation_Southern_Spear
Peoples living without sustained contact to the world community
Attempts to contact them have usually been rebuffed, sometimes with lethal force. Their language is markedly different from other languages of the Andamans
Uncontacted_peoples
Fictional character
teacher and vigilante whose origins mirrors those of Batman but utilizes lethal force; the daughter of an infamous Mafia boss in Gotham City, her parents and
Huntress_(Helena_Bertinelli)
2014 werewolf film
Cayden is stronger than the individual bitten wolves, he will not use lethal force and is overwhelmed by the pack. He manages to jump off a nearby cliff
Wolves_(2014_film)
Marvel Comics character
espionage agent, bodyguard and detective. While he has been known to use lethal force, his preferred weapon is his stun gun, firing a beam which scrambles
Paladin_(comics)
Massacre in Belfast by the British Army
found that the 10 civilians killed were innocent, and that the use of lethal force by the British Army was "not justified". The circumstances of the 11th
Ballymurphy_massacre
Martial art
system concentrated on rapid disabling of an opponent, with potentially lethal force. The militarized version of Defendu is described in the military manual
Defendu
Bilateral relations of Myanmar and Singapore
adopted strident language and drew a line when the military regime used lethal force on protestors. During Myanmar's current war, Singapore remained a major
Myanmar–Singapore_relations
2020 killing in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
killing. The investigation also charged the officers with excessive use of lethal force, saying that Erekat "posed no danger" and had been shot at six times
Killing_of_Ahmad_Erekat
death, lethal force is justified.[citation needed] Most law enforcement agencies establish a use of force continuum and list deadly force as a force of last
Law enforcement in the United States
Law_enforcement_in_the_United_States
Second article of the European Convention on Human Rights
that is to say that domestic law must regulate the permissible use of lethal force by agents of the state. The court first considered the obligations imposed
Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights
Article_2_of_the_European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
Former Saudi Intelligence Officer
Inside Saudi Arabia) and confirmed that he had received an order to use lethal force against any resistance from the Al-Huwaitat tribe. However, he pretended
Rabih_Alenezi
2016 British film
another S.A.R. unit to learn that S.A.R.-003 reprogrammed the A.I. to use lethal force to improve soldier motivation and has ordered the soldiers to Harbinger
Kill_Command
Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary umbrella group
the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2021-10-31. "Iraq: HRW denounces lethal force against protesters, urges probe". Al Jazeera English. Archived from the
Popular_Mobilization_Forces
Justification defense in a criminal case
jurisdictions in affording civil immunity to occupiers who employ force, including lethal force, in defense of homes and other premises. In 2019, the Alberta
Stand-your-ground_law
1992 SAS ambush in Northern Ireland
Mr Justice Humphreys of Northern Ireland's High Court ruled that the lethal force used in Clonoe by the British Army was unjustified. He criticised the
Clonoe_ambush
Physical combat at close range
trained in CQB in compact indoors areas such as cells without using lethal force, while a police anti-gang unit may be trained in CQB against multiple
Close-quarters_battle
East German secret police chief (1907–2000)
Berlin Wall and co-signed standing orders for the Border Guards to use lethal force against all East Germans who attempted to commit "desertion of the Republic"
Erich_Mielke
1987 American film directed by Richard Donner
Lethal Weapon is a 1987 American action thriller film directed by Richard Donner and written by Shane Black. Starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, the
Lethal_Weapon
Use of painful stimulus to control or direct a person or animal
A. (March 2013). "Examining Less Lethal Force Policy and the Force Continuum: Results From a National Use-of-Force Study". Police Quarterly. 16 (1):
Pain_compliance
2018 police shooting in Stockholm, Sweden
involving police officers. The investigation examined whether the use of lethal force was justified and whether police procedures had been followed correctly
Killing_of_Eric_Torell
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
likely rooted in his debt policies (too friendly to lenders), use of lethal force to suppress protests for debt relief, his reduction in the grain dole
Julius_Caesar
1991 violent incident in Ventersdorp, South Africa
it marked the first occasion the South African security forces used lethal force against right-wing white protesters since the National Party's ascension
Battle_of_Ventersdorp
Willful killing of a prominent person
law, under which lethal force may be used outside armed conflict zones only as a last resort to prevent imminent threats, when non-lethal means are not available
Assassination
Negative view of Umar, Muhammad's Companion
own dynasty. Shia believe that the Umayyad view was propagated with lethal force and heavy duress and as time went on, that view became predominant and
Shia_view_of_Umar
Marvel Comics superhero team
homelessness, drug abuse, bullying, and the ethics of using excessive or lethal force in combat. During the early 1980s, Marvel Comics had a policy that all
Power_Pack
2012 killing of striking miners by police in Wonderkop, North West, South Africa
Africa's North West province. The massacre constituted the most lethal use of force by South African security forces against civilians since the Soweto
Marikana_massacre
American killer of Trayvon Martin
police chief said that Zimmerman had a right to defend himself with lethal force. As news of the case spread, thousands of protesters across the United
George_Zimmerman
overlap, creating a glancing surface that would direct the potentially lethal force of a blow away from the body. Even if the armor was successful in redirecting
Arming_point
LETHAL FORCE
LETHAL FORCE
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Alethea, ALETHA means "truth."
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Deadly Lethal
Boy/Male
Hindu
Home, Banner, Golden
Female
English
Short form of English Aletha, LETHA means "truth."
Male
German
Later form of German Clothar, LOTHAR means "loud warrior."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (West Yorkshire)
English (West Yorkshire) : variant of Latham.
Boy/Male
Biblical
He that examines or beholds.
Female
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Beth-El, BETHEL means "house of God." In the bible, this is the name of an ancient city of the Canaanites, later of the Benjamites.Â
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Eythan, ETHAN means "enduring, long-lived."Â In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a grandson of Judah.
Girl/Female
Indian, Malayalam, Traditional
Petal; Flower Leaf
Boy/Male
Hindu
New, Rainy, Handsome, Gratified
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places in northern England named with the dative plural form (used originally after a preposition) of Old Norse hlaða ‘barn’ (dative plural hlǫðum, i.e. ‘at the barns’), as for example Latham in West Yorkshire, Lathom in Lancashire, and Laytham in East Yorkshire.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Good
Girl/Female
Greek American
Forgetful.
Female
Welsh
Welsh form of Greek Elisabet, BETHAN means "God is my oath."Â
Female
English
Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Æthel, a short form of longer names containing the element æðel, ETHEL means "noble."
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly northeastern counties)
English (mainly northeastern counties) : variant of Latham.
Boy/Male
Sikh
Friendly, Friendship, Sweet
Girl/Female
Hindu
River ganges
Boy/Male
Arabic, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Muslim, Oriya, Sindhi, Telugu
Crystal; Deadly; Lethal
LETHAL FORCE
LETHAL FORCE
Girl/Female
Indian
Flower
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Having Patience
Female
Irish
Short form of Irish Gaelic CatrÃona, RÃONA means "pure."
Boy/Male
Norse
From the corner property.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Victory for Saints
Girl/Female
Italian
Fanciful.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Utpalabha | உதà¯à®ªà®²à®¾à®ªà®¾
Lotus like
Boy/Male
German American English
Resolute or brilliant.
Boy/Male
Hindu
The eight vasus
Boy/Male
Indian
King
LETHAL FORCE
LETHAL FORCE
LETHAL FORCE
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LETHAL FORCE
v. t.
To cover with metal; as, to metal a ship's bottom; to metal a road.
n.
Ore from which a metal is derived; -- so called by miners.
a.
Deadly; mortal; fatal.
n.
A hydrocarbon radical, CH3, not existing alone but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and appearing as a component part of many derivatives; as, methyl alcohol, methyl ether, methyl amine, etc.
a.
Created by, permitted by, in conformity with, or relating to, law; as, a legal obligation; a legal standard or test; a legal procedure; a legal claim; a legal trade; anything is legal which the laws do not forbid.
n.
A white waxy substance, found in small quantities in spermaceti as an ethereal salt of several fatty acids, and regarded as an alcohol of the methane series.
adv.
Together with this; likewise; at the same time; in addition; also.
prep.
With; -- put after its object, at the end of sentence or clause in which it stands.
n.
The quality of being lethal; mortality.
a.
Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus; as, fetal circulation; fetal membranes.
n.
One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid. It is so called because it occurs in the ethereal salt of lauric acid.
n.
A white waxy solid, C16H33.OH; -- called also cetylic alcohol. See Cetylic alcohol, under Cetylic.
a.
Of or pertaining to Lethe; resembling in effect the water of Lethe.
a.
Confining to the bed; as, a lectual disease.
n.
One of the higher alcohols of the methane series, homologous with ethal, and found in small quantities as an ethereal salt of stearic acid in spermaceti.
a.
Lethean.
a.
Governed by the rules of law as distinguished from the rules of equity; as, legal estate; legal assets.
n.
The technical name of methyl alcohol or wood spirit; also, by extension, the class name of any of the series of alcohols of the methane series of which methol proper is the type. See Methyl alcohol, under Methyl.