"soft kill" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} soft kill (uncountable)
  1. (military) The neutralization of an incoming munition by avoiding it rather than destroying it. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-soft_kill-en-noun-BgZLkznn Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (idiomatic) A murder that does not leave behind any physical evidence, because the perpetrator carried out the crime by using their bare hands, as opposed to a weapon. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-soft_kill-en-noun-ZS2DEBAd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: softkill

Alternative forms

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