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a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
the detainee claimed that the police had beat him with their batons even after he had been shackled
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The paper said some 200 protestors were at the rally, and around 50 officers, some who used pepper spray and batons.
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Oct. 2024
Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Batons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batons. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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