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murder weapon

noun

: the weapon used to commit a murder

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Investigators executed a search warrant and found a gun located inside Nelson’s vehicle that was identified as the murder weapon. Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025 The murder weapon was purchased legally by his father in 2013. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025 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 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 4 Dec. 2025.

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