blunt force

American  

[bluhnt fawrs] / ˈblʌnt ˈfɔrs /

noun

1. the force of an impact to the body, such as from a collision, weapon, etc., that does not penetrate beneath the skin but may nonetheless cause serious internal or surface injury.

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Example Sentences

County medical examiner has one record of an Aug. 30 fatality at a cliff — a 47-year-old man called Donald Walker, whose cause of death was ruled accidental due to blunt force injuries.

From Los Angeles Times

Gray asserted his authority with blunt force.

From Salon

One firefighter sustained a blunt force trauma wound July 12 while working the fire line on the Green fire in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, according to Deanna Younger, a spokesperson for California Interagency Management Team 10.

From Los Angeles Times

Authorities found no signs of forced entry at the property, or blunt force trauma on the couple’s bodies.

From Los Angeles Times

There were no signs of forced entry, no obvious signs of blunt force trauma and no signs of carbon monoxide poisoning, sheriff’s officials revealed in court records.

From Los Angeles Times