on stun

1.
globalscience fictioninformaljargoncolloquial
- Set (a weapon or device) to a nonlethal setting intended to incapacitate or render unconscious rather than to kill.
- Used as an instruction or status indicating that a weapon is adjusted to deliver a stunning effect rather than lethal force.
2.
globalscience fictioninformalfigurativecolloquial
- Used figuratively to describe a person or device placed in a temporarily incapacitated, disabled, or neutralized state without permanent harm.

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