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The polite warning label slapped on anything that bites back.

means Capable of causing damage, injury, or distress to a person, thing, or system.

from From Old English 'hearm' (grief, injury, evil) plus the suffix '-ful' meaning full of — literally brimming with hurt.

Legal weightAnchors lawsuits, warning labels, and product recalls.
Quiet oppositeHarmless once meant the same, now means trivial.
Degrees matterLaw distinguishes harmful from merely annoying or offensive.
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