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baton

noun as in stick used for conducting or for protection

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At dawn on 30 November the police crackdown intensified as they began chasing the demonstrators, with reports of protesters being kicked and beaten with batons.

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Another officer then struck him with a baton while his colleague used a Taser.

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Security forces used batons and tear gas to disperse the crowd.

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Credit the Galaxy for climbing off the floor to clear that bar and grab the baton from its neighbor.

The incidents ranged from officers using batons, spray gas, leg restraints, spit hoods, and empty-handed force.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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