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PISTOLET PARALYSANT [1 record]

Record 1 2019-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Lethal Weapons
  • Small Arms
  • Police
DEF

A weapon designed to apply a very high-voltage electric shock to the recipient in order temporarily to disable the person.

OBS

Taser: "Taser" is the trademark name of this weapon and should not be used unless referring to the trademark.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes non meurtrières
  • Armes légères
  • Police
DEF

Arme individuelle permettant de paralyser un adversaire par l'envoi d’une impulsion électrique.

OBS

Taser : «Taser», qui est un nom de marque, ne doit pas être employé.

OBS

pistolet à impulsion électrique; PIE; pistolet électrique : désignations et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 23 septembre 2015.

Key term(s)
  • pistolet à impulsions électriques

Spanish

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