lethal
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- noun
- /ˈliːθəl/
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agente letal
- Let's say that the question is, should we send lethal weapons to Ukraine?
Examples
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We had an opponent with a lethal weapon and he wanted to attack you and then we wanted to see how you reacted and how you responded.
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China has already been delivering lethal weapons to Russia.
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We can give lethal aid to the Ukrainians.
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China now reportedly threatening to offer lethal assistance to Russia in this battle, which they haven't yet done.
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Because if you do that, if you just put out a lethal chemical, you're going to kill a bunch of the pests.
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But increasingly, departments of Corrections are going to secrecy as a way to hide exactly what they're doing in the lethal injection process.
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The scientist warned that the new pesticide was a lethal threat to many species.
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After years of research, they discovered a lethal substance that could eradicate invasive pests.
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The report highlighted how a lethal injection can lead to immediate death.
Synonyms
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An amount of a substance that is enough to cause death
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Something that can cause serious harm or death when swallowed, touched and breathed
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A poison or gas that can kill people
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Poison from an animal, like a snake or frog, that can kill people
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A poisonous substance that can harm people and animals
A gene that causes the death of an animal or plant that has it
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Etymology
Lethal as a noun comes from the adjective lethal, which comes from Latin letum 'death', so a lethal simply means a weapon or object that can cause death.