Sidearms

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of sidearm form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of sidearm form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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"Given that the police are fully permitted (and possibly expected) to use lethal force when faced with an attacker wielding a deadly weapon, I fail to see how they can be held at fault for drawing their sidearms when the woman pulled a huge knife on them."

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