murder weapon

noun

: the weapon used to commit a murder

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Noling was sentenced to death in 1996, even though no physical evidence tied him to the crime and no murder weapon was ever found. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026 Authorities say Davis was in the car with his nephew, who grabbed the murder weapon and fired the fatal bullet. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 No physical evidence tied him to the crime, and no murder weapon was ever found. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Two of Gaul’s friends also worked with police to catch Gaul and recover the murder weapon. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for murder weapon

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