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nonlethal weapon

Term · Defense and military · MLC-T-DEF-001177

A weapon, device, or munition that is explicitly designed and primarily employed to incapacitate personnel or materiel immediately, while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to personnel, and undesired damage to property in the target area or environment.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-DEF-001177
FieldDefense and military
AbbreviationNLW
ReferencesJP 3-09
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "nonlethal weapon",
  "field": "Defense and military",
  "definition": "A weapon, device, or munition that is explicitly designed and primarily employed to incapacitate personnel or materiel immediately, while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to personnel, and undesired damage to property in the target area or environment.",
  "abbreviation": "NLW",
  "references": [
    "JP 3-09"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/defense/nonlethal-weapon/"
}

Record 1,177 of 1,781 in Defense and military terminology (MLC-0115). Request the full dataset.