"out of commission" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} out of commission, {{en-PP}} out of commission
  1. Not operational; not functioning properly. Synonyms: broken, out of order, out of service, out of order
    Sense id: en-out_of_commission-en-prep_phrase-KInP-8l4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1909, Mary Roberts Rinehart, “At the Table Next”, in The Man in Lower Ten, New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC, page 200:",
          "text": "One pair of handcuffs will put both hands out of commission.",
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          "ref": "1962 June, “Diesel economy analysed—a postscript”, in Modern Railways, page 422:",
          "text": "At the same time, the valves, pistons, motion and brakegear plus ancillary equipment is overhauled, putting the locomotive out of commission for about 26 to 30 days.",
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          "ref": "2008 July 2, Scot Lehigh, “Making (no) sense of police details”, in Boston Globe:",
          "text": "A traffic light was out of commission, leaving motorists to sort their way through an occasionally busy intersection.",
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