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subdual

[suhb-doo-uhl, -dyoo-] / səbˈdu əl, -ˈdyu- /


NOUN
demoralization
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"And in my opinion, the law enforcement subdual, restraint and the neck compression was just more than Mr. Floyd could take by virtue of that, those heart conditions," Baker said.

From Fox News • Apr. 9, 2021

“In my opinion, the law enforcement subdual restraint and the neck compression was just more than Mr. Floyd could take by virtue of those heart conditions,” said Dr. Andrew Baker, the Hennepin County medical examiner.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2021

Dr. Baker described Mr. Floyd’s cause of death as “cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression.”

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2021

They may point to the Hennepin County autopsy, which said Floyd died of “cardiopulmonary arrest, complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2020

An involuntary subdual of both voices might have been noticed here; it was but momentary, and it did not recur.

From At Large by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)