first strike

/F ER1 S T S T R AY0 K/

noun

1
(military) An attack (typically nuclear) launched without warning in the absence of a prior attack by one's opponent, with the intention of destroying one's opponent's ability to retaliate.
2
(criminal law) A first offense by a lawbreaker, as counted by a three-strikes law.
3
(numismatics) One of the first few coins struck from a new set of dies.

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