Add to word list able to cause or causing death The disclosures were lethal to his candidacy A lethal weapon (definition of lethal from the cambridge academic content dictionary Β© cambridge university press)
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Of, relating to, or causing death
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Causing or capable of causing death Accusations lethal to the candidate's image. Definition of lethal adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Some common synonyms of lethal are deadly, fatal, and mortal While all these words mean causing or capable of causing death, lethal applies to something that is bound to cause death or exists for the destruction of life. Lethal injection is the practice of injecting one or more drugs into a person (typically a barbiturate, paralytic, and potassium) for the express purpose of causing death The main application for this procedure is capital punishment, but the term may also be applied in a broader sense to include euthanasia and other forms of suicide.
Lethal in american english (ΛliΞΈΙl ) adjective causing or capable of causing death
Causing great harm or destruction