stun gun
Definition
Noun: * A handheld, non-lethal weapon designed to temporarily incapacitate a person or animal by delivering a high-voltage, low-amperage electric shock. The shock disrupts the target's neuromuscular system, causing pain, disorientation, and loss of muscle control, but is not intended to cause permanent injury or death.
Usage
The term "stun gun" is used to describe the weapon itself, its purpose, and its effects. It is a compound noun.
Examples: * The police officer carried a stun gun as a less-lethal alternative to a firearm. * Security personnel are often trained in the use of a stun gun. * The stun gun delivered a powerful shock that immobilized the attacker temporarily.
Advanced Usage
- Legal and Contextual Use: The legality of civilian stun gun ownership varies by jurisdiction. It is often discussed in contexts of self-defense, law enforcement, and animal control.
- Example: The debate focused on whether citizens should be allowed to carry stun guns for personal protection.
- Mechanism: Often described in terms of its electrical output (voltage) and its effect on the body's electrical signals.
- Example: The stun gun works by overriding the nervous system's own electrical impulses.
Variants and Related Words
- Taser®: A specific brand of conducted electrical weapon (CEW) that fires projectile probes, distinguishing it from a direct-contact stun gun. Often used generically, but technically a trademarked subtype.
- Conducted Electrical Weapon (CEW): The formal technical and legal term used by law enforcement and manufacturers.
- Electroshock Weapon: A more general descriptive term.
Synonyms
- Electroshock device
- CEW (Conducted Electrical Weapon)
- Non-lethal electroshock weapon
Related Idioms and Phrases
- To be tased/stunned: This passive construction describes the action of being shocked with the weapon.
- Example: The suspect was tased after refusing to comply with orders.
- To deploy a stun gun: A formal way to describe using the weapon.
- Example: The officer had to deploy her stun gun to subdue the individual.
Noun
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a weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shock
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