murder weapon

noun

: the weapon used to commit a murder

Examples of murder weapon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The bullets used in the murder were 9-millimeter rounds, but the murder weapon was never found. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2026

Investigators never recovered the murder weapon, and Flynn was never tested for gunshot residue. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

The videos show police conducting more thorough searches of Mangione and his belongings at the station, including the moment an officer finds a gun – now known to be the murder weapon – inside his backpack. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

The video includes the search of Mangione's bag when he was apprehended at an Altoona McDonald's, the retrieval of the murder weapon and Mangione's transport in a squad car. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026