The phrase "live ammunition" refers to bullets or explosive materials that can cause harm, injury, or death when shot or detonated. It means real bullets that are dangerous and not just used for practice or training. Full definition
Five AK - 47 rifles, one AK - 49 rifle, two English pistols, 59 AK - 47 magazine with ammunition, 1,272 pieces of live ammunition of AK - 47 (9 mm) and five number plates were reportedly recovered from the suspects. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
The announcement came on the same day that Israel celebrated its 70th year of statehood, and amid continued protests at the Israel - Gaza border, in which Israeli soldiers have used live ammunition against Palestinian protesters, killing dozens and wounding hundreds more. (businessinsider.com)
The case hinged upon an audio - ballistic analysis of the recorded gunshots to determine whether the soldiers had used rubber bullets, as they asserted, or broken the law by firing live ammunition at the two unarmed teenagers. (ntu.ccasingapore.org)