Bomb - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: bombH bomb
The hydrogen bomb a thermonuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of hydrogen nuclei at high temperatures to form helium The force of its explosion may range from one to hundreds of megatons of TNT equivalent...
letter bomb
A bomb disguised as a letter and sent through the mail usually rigged to explode and kill or harm the recipient when opened...
Bombshell
A bomb See Bomb n...
nuclear warhead
The warhead of a missile containing an atom bomb or hydrogen bomb...
Nuclear weapon
A weapon of great explosive power such as an atomic bomb or a hydrogen bomb which depends for most of its explosive power on the release of energy from within atomic nuclei by a nuclear reaction A fission weapon or a fusion weapon The term includes atomic shells for cannon...
impossibility
impossibility pl: -ties 1 : the quality or state of being impossible ;also : the affirmative defense that something (as performance) is impossible 2 : something impossible 3 : impossibility of performance in this entry fac·tu·al impossibility : impossibility based on factual circumstances ;specif : a partial defense to criminal liability based on the incompletion of an intended criminal act NOTE: Factual impossibility is not a complete defense and does allow prosecution for attempt or for another inchoate offense. For example, if the defendant constructed a bomb that failed to explode, factual impossibility would be a defense against murder charges, but not attempted murder. impossibility of per·for·mance 1 : a doctrine in contract law that a party may be released from liability for breach of contract for failing to perform an obligation that is rendered impossible by uncontrollable circumstances (as death or failure of the means of delivery) 2 : a defe...
Bomb
To bombard...
Bombardment
An attack upon a fortress or fortified town with shells hot shot rockets etc the act of throwing bombs and shot into a town or fortified place...
bomb calorimeter
a type of calorimeter made of a steel body which closes tightly and resists high pressure designed for measuring the amount of heat developed durng chemical combustion of a quantity of combustible material in an oxygen atmosphere...
bomber
a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight...
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