murder weapon

noun

: the weapon used to commit a murder

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Prosecutors allege Davis both ordered the killing of Shakur and provided the murder weapon. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors called 74 witnesses, but no one could put the murder weapon in Blake’s hand. — Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Edith Springer linked Smith to the gray Cadillac with the tied down the trunk lid – the car containing the murder weapon that the police spotted at the Hollywood Cafe. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 The finding was controversial, as the prosecution had never presented a murder weapon or physical evidence linking Scott to Laci's death. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for murder weapon

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