murder weapon

noun

: the weapon used to commit a murder

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Unless, of course, that’s where the murder weapon is hidden. Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025 Sheila, a successful model who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, was found dead holding the murder weapon. Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025 Mangione was arrested five days later in Altoona, Pennsylvania, allegedly in possession of the murder weapon and a manifesto critical of the health insurance industry. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025 However, the case lacked other crucial forms of evidence, including a confession, DNA, fingerprints, or a murder weapon. Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 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 Nov. 2025.

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