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Nonlethal vs Nonkilling - What's the difference?

nonlethal | nonkilling | see also |

Nonlethal is a see also of nonkilling.


As adjectives the difference between nonlethal and nonkilling

is that nonlethal is while nonkilling is not engaging in killing.

As nouns the difference between nonlethal and nonkilling

is that nonlethal is while nonkilling is a precept or worldview that affirms the possibility of a society where killing is absent.

nonlethal

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    • nonkilling

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    Alternative forms

    * non-killing

    Adjective

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  • Not engaging in killing.
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    • Noun

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  • A precept or worldview that affirms the possibility of a society where killing is absent.
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  • Lack of killing; permitting to live.
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  • (countable) An action or occurrence other than a direct killing (but possibly having a similar effect).
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    • See also

    * ahimsa * nonlethal * nonviolence * satyagraha

    References

    (wikipedia nonkilling) (wikiversity) * "Nonkilling: A New Paradigm" International Encyclopedia of Peace. Oxford University Press, New York (2009) * "Nonkilling Political Science" Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict, 2nd Edition. Elsevier, San Diego (2008) * "Nonkilling Global Society" Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS). EOLSS Publishers, Oxford (2004) * Glenn D. Paige, Nonkilling Global Political Science , 1st ed. (2002); 3rd ed. (2009)