Any firearm or other device, instrument, material, or substance that, from the manner in which it is used or is intended to be used, is calculated or likely to produce death.
• In some states, the definition encompasses the likelihood of causing either death or serious physical injury.
— Also termed lethal weapon. Cf. DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTALITY. [Cases: Assault and Battery 56. C.J.S. Assault and Battery §§ 77–79.]
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