Definition of Stun gun

1. Noun. A weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shock.

Exact synonyms: Stun Baton
Generic synonyms: Arm, Weapon, Weapon System

Definition of Stun gun

1. Noun. A weapon intended to immobilize, usually through delivery of an electric shock. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stun Gun

stumpies
stumpiest
stumpily
stumpiness
stumping
stumpknocker
stumplike
stumpnose
stumpnoses
stumps
stumpwork
stumpy
stums
stun
stun baton
stun gun
stun guns
stunad
stung
stunk
stunk on ice
stunkard
stunna
stunnas
stunned
stunner
stunners
stunng
stunning
stunningly

Literary usage of Stun gun

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Human Rights in Northern Ireland: Congressional Hearing edited by Christopher H. Smith (1999)
"Discover 11/87: stun gun and Un Gun (the less powerful version) that fire ... In theory the stun gun has a 1 in 3 chance of killing the person struck by the ..."

2. Human Rights in Northern Ireland: Congressional Hearing edited by Christopher H. Smith (1999)
"Discover 11/87: stun gun and Un Gun (the less powerful version) that fire ... In theory the stun gun has a 1 in 3 chance of killing the person struck by the ..."

3. Ill-Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness by Sasha Abramsky (2003)
"Prison officials suspended the use of the stun gun after Frazier's ... Jen McCaffrey, "Doctor: Repeated use of stun gun at prison may have led to death," ..."

4. Dangerous Weapons Control Law 1991 (1993)
""stun gun" as used in this chapter shall include any item, except a taser, used or intended to be used as either an offensive or defensive weapon capable of ..."

5. State Laws and Ordinances on Firearms by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"(b) A person who sells or furnishes a stun gun to a person who is less than ... (d) A person who uses a stun gun on a law enforcement officer while the ..."

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