prohibited weapons
Outlawed means of harm
Prohibited weapons are arms that laws or treaties forbid possessing, manufacturing, or using.
International conventions ban certain categories outright—chemical weapons, biological agents, landmines—while domestic laws restrict others based on jurisdiction: The search turned up several prohibited weapons, including a sawed-off shotgun.
Military rules of engagement may designate additional prohibited weapons for specific conflicts.
- bannedOfficially disallowed
- illegalForbidden by statute
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- black marketIllicit trading system
- armsUpper body limbs
chemical · chemical attack · biological · nuclear · landmines · cluster bombs · treaty · Geneva · warfare · war crimes · smuggled · confiscated · arsenal · munitions · toxic · explosive · concealed · trafficking
- contrabandheroin, cocaine, narcotics, illegal drugs, illicit drugs
- restricted goodscontraband, hazmat, dangerous goods, hazardous materials, hazardous cargo
- war lawGeneva Conventions, laws of war, Hague Conventions, humanitarian law, military protocol
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