murder weapon

noun

: the weapon used to commit a murder

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The mother of an 18-year-old charged with shooting a man to death in a Denver intersection last month sold the murder weapon on Facebook, according to an arrest affidavit. Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025 Stacey Miranda: The murder weapon. Turns out, the gun recovered at the Arby's was not the gun that was used to kill Kevin. Anne-Marie Green, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2025 Authorities said Mangione was carrying a gun believed to be the murder weapon, along with writings expressing anger toward corporate America. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 The murder weapon, a knife, was recovered, police said. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for murder weapon 

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“Murder weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murder%20weapon. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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