murder weapon

noun

: the weapon used to commit a murder

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The retired medical examiner says the murder weapon was found at the scene. Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025 No murder weapon was presented as evidence in the trial, and no proof of its whereabouts has turned up in three decades. Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025 As illustrated in The Breakthrough, the murder weapon was believed to be a butterfly knife. Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025 That weapon is not believed to have been fired in this incident, and the search for the murder weapon remains ongoing, police said. Danny Tow, Baltimore Sun, 8 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 21 Feb. 2025.

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