What does LETHAL mean?

Definitions for LETHAL
ˈli θəllethal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. deadly, lethaladjective

    of an instrument of certain death

    "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection"

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  1. lethal

    Lethal refers to anything that is capable of causing death or fatal harm. This term can be used to describe substances, weapons, diseases, or conditions, among other things, denoting their potential to end life or cause serious damage.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lethalnoun

    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

  2. Lethaladjective

    deadly; mortal; fatal

  3. Etymology: [Lauric + ether + alcohol.]

Wikidata

  1. Lethal

    Lethal is an American heavy metal band from Erlanger, Kentucky, formed in 1982, by brothers Eric Cook and Glen Cook.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Lethal

    lē′thal, adj. death-dealing: deadly: mortal.—n. Lethe (Shak.), death.—adj. Lethif′erous, carrying death. [L. lethalislethum, letum, death.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of LETHAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of LETHAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of LETHAL in a Sentence

  1. Merrick Garland:

    Almost a century ago, Congress determined that short-barreled rifles must be subject to stricter legal requirements, policy makers understood then what we know is still true today. Short-barreled rifles present a deadly combination: They are easier to conceal than rifles, but they are more powerful and lethal than pistols.

  2. Connie Strycker:

    Theyre really coming over with a lethal weapon--a very heavy boat--that smashes into our docks and our decks and causes very expensive damage to our homes.

  3. Lewis County:

    Now because of those two bills, one says de-escalate and the other says take away my tools. Well, you can’t have both. So now we’ve had to remove all of our less-lethal shotguns from our vehicles, and we’re encouraging all our smaller agencies to do the same, they’ll say, ‘That’s not the intent of the law,’ but the sad part is the letter of the law says ‘you shall not use 50 caliber or larger,’ so if a judge looks at it, he or she will look at the letter of the law, not the intent.

  4. Eileen Lainez:

    Russia continues to supply lethal weapons, training and command and control support for armed separatists in eastern Ukraine, in blatant violation of Moscow's Minsk commitments and Ukraine's sovereignty.

  5. Lori Lightfoot:

    Let’s be clear. An adult put a gun in a child’s hand. A young and impressionable child. And one who should not have been provided with lethal force. A weapon that could and did irreparably change the course of his life, this happens way too often in our city. And it’s way past time for us to say, ‘no more.’.

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