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Definition of Pepper spray
1. Noun. A nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent.
Definition of Pepper spray
1. Noun. A non-lethal chemical agent which is used in riot control and personal self-defense. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pepper Spray
Literary usage of Pepper spray
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. British Columbia by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2004)
"These people have sprayed pepper spray all over their backpacks and tents. ...
If you're going to carry pepper spray, remember it works only when fresh ..."
2. Adventure Guide Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"It's not a good idea to go merrily tromping off into the bush figuring the pepper
spray will protect you. The stuff is a last resort, at best. ..."
3. Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"But it's not a good idea to go merrily tromping off into the bush figuring the
pepper spray will protect you. The stuff is a last resort, at best. ..."
4. Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics 1997: Data for by Brian A. Reaves, Andrew L. Goldberg (1999)
"Percent of law enforcement agencies authorizing the use of pepper spray, ...
pepper spray was also a widely authorized type of nonlethal weapon, ..."
5. National Data Collection on Police Use of Force by Tom McEwen (1996)
"With regard to the incidence of use of less-than-lethal technologies, an article
in the Law Enforcement News reported that use of pepper spray — a cayenne ..."
6. Police Practices and Civil Rights in New York City: A Report of the United edited by Mary Frances Berry (2000)
"The CCRB determined that the risk of severe harm from pepper spray is minimal,
if it is used correctly.247 In order to ensure that pepper spray would cause ..."
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