first strike

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Synonyms: first-strike, first string, first strikes

Antonyms: first-strike, first string, first strikes

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|military}} An [[attack]] (typically [[nuclear]]) [[launch]]ed without [[warning]] in the [[absence]] of a [[prior]] attack by one's [[opponent]], with the [[intention]] of [[destroy]]ing one's opponent's [[ability]] to [[retaliate]].
2. {{lb|en|criminal law}} A [[first]] [[offense]] by a [[lawbreaker]], as [[count]]ed by a [[three-strikes law]].
3. {{lb|en|numismatics}} One of the [[first]] few [[coin]]s [[strike|struck]] from a [[new]] [[set]] of [[die]]s.

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