nondeadly

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ deadly.

Adjective

nondeadly (not comparable)

1. Not deadly.
   • 2009 March 3, Adam Liptak, “Supreme Court Enters the YouTube Era”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Deputy Rackard’s lawyers, in an appeals court brief last year, said the use of “moderate nondeadly force in the face of spirited, though nonviolent, resistance was a reasonably proportionate response.”