Other Word Forms
- self-subdual noun
Etymology
Origin of subdual
Example Sentences
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“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
Last June, Baker, who is expected to be a key witness in the case, declared Floyd’s death a homicide, listing “cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint and neck compression” as the cause of death.
From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2021
Hennepin County chief medical examiner Dr. Andrew Baker, who is expected to testify, declared Floyd's death a homicide caused by "cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression."
From Fox News • Mar. 29, 2021
The subdual of parts is accomplished by reducing to subordinate clauses, to phrases, to words, some of the ideas which in a child’s talk would be expressed in sentences.
From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)
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