Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Not capable of causing death.

    a non-lethal dose

    несмерте́льныйnesmertélʹnyj, нелета́льныйneletálʹnyj

    несмерте́льнийnesmertélʹnyj, нелета́льнийneletálʹnyj

  2. (not comparable)Designed to cause incapacitation without causing death.

    Government officials think a universal malodor, or offensive odor, might prove effective as a non-lethal weapon.

Translations

2 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
not capable of causing death:
Русский
By meaning 1
not capable of causing death:

Origin

From non- + lethal.

From non- + lethal.

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