deadly weapon — deadly weap·on n: an object whose purpose is to cause death or that when used as an instrument of offense is capable of causing death or sometimes serious bodily harm compare dangerous weapon ◇ An unloaded firearm has been generally held to be a… … Law dictionary
Deadly weapon — A deadly weapon, sometimes dangerous weapon, is a statutory definition listing certain items which can inflict mortal or great bodily harm. In addition, deadly weapon statutes often contain catch all provisions which describe abilities used to… … Wikipedia
deadly weapon — Any firearm, or other weapon, device, instrument, material or substance, whether animate or inanimate, which in the manner it is used or is intended to be used is known to be capable of producing death or serious bodily injury. Model Penal Code,… … Black's law dictionary
deadly weapon — Any firearm, or other weapon, device, instrument, material or substance, whether animate or inanimate, which in the manner it is used or is intended to be used is known to be capable of producing death or serious bodily injury. Model Penal Code,… … Black's law dictionary
deadly weapon — lethal weapon, tool that destroys … English contemporary dictionary
deadly weapon per se — A weapon which of itself is deadly or one which would ordinarily result in death by its use; e.g. gun. Baylor v. State, 151 Tex.Cr.R. 365, 208 S.W.2d 558, 561 … Black's law dictionary
deadly weapon per se — A weapon which of itself is deadly or one which would ordinarily result in death by its use; e.g. gun. Baylor v. State, 151 Tex.Cr.R. 365, 208 S.W.2d 558, 561 … Black's law dictionary
weapon — index bomb, cudgel, gun Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 weapon … Law dictionary
deadly — dead·ly adj dead·li·er, est: likely to cause or capable of causing death; also: dangerous (2) ◇ Deadly and dangerous are sometimes used interchangeably, esp. in connection with weapons or instruments. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… … Law dictionary
deadly — adj 1 Deadly, mortal, fatal, lethal mean causing or causative of death. Deadly may imply an extremely high degree of probability rather than a certainty of death; the term therefore applies to something with the capacity of or a marked… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
