Discharge+a+gun

  • 51Charge and discharge — Charge Charge, n. [F. charge, fr. charger to load. See {Charge}, v. t., and cf. {Cargo}, {Caricature}.] 1. A load or burder laid upon a person or thing. [1913 Webster] 2. A person or thing commited or intrusted to the care, custody, or management …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 52Minute gun — Minute Min ute, a. Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes. [1913 Webster] {Minute bell}, a bell tolled at intervals of a minute, as to give notice of a death or a funeral. {Minute book}, a book in… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 53fountain-pen gun — A weapon for the discharge of tear gas, of such size as to be carried easily and secretly. Bates v Taylor, 115 W Va 4, 174 SE 485, 92 ALR 1093 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 54spring gun — A weapon installed on premises to fire or discharge automatically upon the intrusion of a trespasser, so as to kill or incapacitate him. United Zinc & Chemical Co. v Britt, 258 US 268, 66 L Ed 615, 42 S Ct 299, 36 ALR 28 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 55let off — discharge (a gun), explode The children let off many firecrackers during the festival …

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  • 56fire — firer, n. /fuyeur/, n., v., fired, firing. n. 1. a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame. 2. a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or… …

    Universalium

  • 57shoot — v., n., & int. v. (past and past part. shot) 1 tr. a cause (a gun, bow, etc.) to fire. b discharge (a bullet, arrow, etc.) from a gun, bow, etc. c kill or wound (a person, animal, etc.) with a bullet, arrow, etc. from a gun, bow, etc. 2 intr.… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 58Automatism (case law) — In criminal law, automatism is a complex and sometimes controversial excuse to liability where physical or environmental factors negate the existence of the actus reus (Latin for guilty act ).VoluntarinessLa Forest J. in the Canadian Supreme… …

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  • 59fire — [fīr] n. [ME fyr < OE, akin to Ger feuer < IE base * pewōr > Gr pyra, PYRE, Czech pýř, glowing embers] 1. the active principle of burning, characterized by the heat and light of combustion 2. fuel burning in a furnace, fireplace, etc. 3 …

    English World dictionary

  • 60Paintball — Sport imagesize = 300px caption = Speedball players breaking out at the start of a game union = List of paintball leagues nickname = first = June 27, 1980, Henniker, New Hampshire registered = clubs = contact = No physical contact between players …

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