subdual

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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

In this case, Baker said Floyd’s health conditions and use of drugs did not “cause the subdual or neck restraint” by police.

From Seattle 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

Hennepin County chief medical examiner Dr. Andrew Baker listed Floyd's death as a homicide caused by "cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression."

From Fox News • Mar. 25, 2021

Plutarch quotes from Theopompus the opinion of the Magi, that when, at the subdual of Ahriman, men are restored to life, "they will need no nourishment and cast no shadow."

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville