lethal dose

British  

noun

1.  LD.  the amount of a drug or other agent that if administered to an animal or human will prove fatal See also median lethal dose

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Example Sentences

The laws proposed at Westminster, Holyrood and Tynwald - Isle of Man - all state that death must be by self-administration, which usually means the individual swallowing a lethal dose.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

In 2021, another beloved Central Park owl, Barry, was fatally struck by a truck after ingesting a lethal dose of rat poison that may have impaired her flying.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Yes, yes, I hear you say, but didn’t the Doctor bury Donna’s memory in order to keep her head from exploding when she absorbed a lethal dose of Time Lord mojo?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2023

Nearly every state that has MAiD allows terminally ill adults with less than six months to live to ask doctors for a lethal dose of drugs that they can then ingest themselves, typically at home.

From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2023

I shake it—and quite sure I experience close to a lethal dose of electricity.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson