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ˈteɪ zərtaser

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Wiktionary

  1. tasernoun

    A handheld device intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock; a stun gun.

  2. taserverb

    To shock an individual or animal with a handheld device with the electric shock that it delivers; to stun with a stun gun

  3. taserverb

    To strike verbally or gesturally with ill intents.

    As I spoke too loudly during the solemn church service, my husband shot me a glance that emotionally tasered me to the point of silence until we returned home 2 hours later.

  4. Taserverb

    to stun with a Taser

  5. Tasernoun

    A high-voltage stun gun; an electroshock gun.

Wikipedia

  1. Taser

    A taser is an electroshock weapon used to incapacitate people, allowing them to be approached and handled in an unresisting and thus safe manner. It is sold by Axon, formerly TASER International. It fires two small barbed darts intended to puncture the skin and remain attached to the target, at 55 m/s (120 mph; 200 km/h). Their range extends from 4.5 m (15 ft) for non-Law Enforcement Tasers to 10.5 m (34 ft) for LE Tasers. The darts are connected to the main unit by thin insulated copper wire and deliver a modulated electric current designed to disrupt voluntary control of muscles, causing "neuromuscular incapacitation." The effects of a taser may only be localized pain or strong involuntary long muscle contractions, based on the mode of use and connectivity of the darts.Tasers are marketed as less-lethal, since the possibility of serious injury or death exists whenever the weapon is deployed. At least 49 people died in the US in 2018 after being shocked by police with a Taser.The first taser conducted energy weapon was introduced in 1993 as a less-lethal force option for police to use to subdue fleeing, belligerent, or potentially dangerous people, who would have otherwise been subjected to more lethal force options such as firearms. As of 2010, according to one study, over 15,000 law enforcement and military agencies around the world used tasers as part of their use of force continuum.A 2009 report by the Police Executive Research Forum in the United States found that police officer injuries dropped by 76% in large law enforcement agencies that deployed taser devices in the first decade of the 21st century compared with those that did not use them at all. Axon and its CEO Rick Smith have claimed that unspecified "police surveys" show that the device has "saved 75,000 lives through 2011." A more recent academic study suggested police use of conducted electrical weapons in the United States was less risky to police officers than hands-on tactics, and showed officer injury rates equal to use of chemical sprays such as oleoresin capsicum.

Wikidata

  1. Taser

    A Taser is an electroshock weapon sold by Taser International. It uses electrical current to disrupt voluntary control of muscles causing "neuromuscular incapacitation". Someone struck by a Taser experiences stimulation of his or her sensory nerves and motor nerves, resulting in strong involuntary muscle contractions. Tasers do not rely only on pain compliance, except when used in Drive Stun mode, and are thus preferred by some law enforcement over non-Taser stun guns and other electronic control weapons. Tasers were introduced as non-lethal weapons to be used by police to subdue fleeing, belligerent, or potentially dangerous people, who would have otherwise been subjected to more lethal weapons such as a firearm. A 2009 Police Executive Research Forum study said that officer injuries drop by 76% when a Taser is used. However, while Taser CEO Rick Smith has stated that police surveys show that the device has saved 75,000 lives, there has been some controversy where Taser was implicated in instances of serious injury or death.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of taser in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of taser in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of taser in a Sentence

  1. Joseph Giacalone:

    I think it was me. I got shot with the Taser and I thought... f ** k. there's got to be a supervisor show up and take charge of the scene.

  2. David Katz:

    Once the alcohol is on him, you can’t use the Taser.

  3. Moet Chandon:

    My son got stopped leaving my house last Sunday. And they pulled a taser on him for a rolling stop, and then proceeded to question him and ask him, You have on a T-Mobile shirt. Do you work there? Because if you do, how did you afford this car? Because this is a 2020.They dont know if he was a manager. They dont know if he was an owner. They dont know if he had a rich mama.

  4. Sam McGinnis:

    The Glock trigger is curved, the Taser trigger is flat with some serrations cut into The Taser trigger. The Taser has an external, I guess,' on'( and)' off' switch safety. The Glock does not.

  5. Ben Crump:

    While we appreciate that the district attorney is pursuing justice for Daunte, no conviction can give the Wright family their loved one back. This was no accident. This was an intentional, deliberate, and unlawful use of force. Driving while Black continues to result in a death sentence, a 26-year veteran of the force knows the difference between a taser and a firearm. Kim Potter executed Daunte for what amounts to no more than a minor traffic infraction and a misdemeanor warrant.

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