weapon (Weapon)

The Class of Devices that are designed primarily to damage or destroy Humans/Animals, StationaryArtifacts or the places inhabited by Humans/Animals.

Ontology

SUMO / OBJECTS

Superclass(es)

entity

physical

object

self connected object

corpuscular object

artifact

device

weapon

Coordinate term(s)

engineering component machine musical instrument transportation device

Related WordNet synsets

weapon, arm, weapon system: weaponry used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition: weapons considered collectively

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Axioms (2)

If weapon is an instance of weapon, then weapon is capable to do damaging in role instrument.

(=>
      (instance ?WEAPON Weapon)
      (capability Damaging instrument ?WEAPON))

If weapon is an instance of weapon, then weapon has purpose "there exist damaging dest,patient so that patient is a patient of dest and

patient is an instance of stationary artifact
patient is an instance of animal
there exists animal animal so that animal lives in patient

(=>
      (instance ?WEAPON Weapon)
      (hasPurpose
            ?WEAPON
            (exists
                  (?DEST ?PATIENT)
                  (and
                        (instance ?DEST Damaging)
                        (patient ?DEST ?PATIENT)
                        (or
                              (instance ?PATIENT StationaryArtifact)
                              (instance ?PATIENT Animal)
                              (exists
                                    (?ANIMAL)
                                    (and
                                          (instance ?ANIMAL Animal)
                                          (inhabits ?ANIMAL ?PATIENT))))))))