What is an 'adapted' offensive weapon?

• A. An object altered in order to cause injury
• B. A ceremonial object
• C. A weapon designed to cause injury
• D. A household item

Answer: (A)

Adapted means an ordinary object has been changed from its normal use to be capable of causing injury. The best choice fits this idea: an object altered in order to cause injury. It captures the idea that the item wasn’t originally a weapon, but has been modified to be used as one.

The other options describe items by their usual purpose or their original design, not by modification to use as a weapon. A ceremonial object isn’t intended as a weapon. A weapon designed to cause injury is a weapon by its original design, not something that has been adapted. A household item is just a common object; unless it has been altered for injury, it wouldn’t meet the definition of adapted.