Weapon

Weapon

A weapon, arm, or armament is a tool or instrument used in order to inflict damage or harm to enemies or other living beings, structures, or systems. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as hunting, crime, law enforcement, and warfare. In a broader context, weapons may be construed to include anything used to gain a strategic, material or mental advantage over an adversary.

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Famous quotes containing the word weapon:

    “But what is the imagination? Only an arm or weapon of the interior energy; only the precursor of reason.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

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    —Georg Büchner (1813–1837)

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