Definition of unarmed
1 : not armed or armored unarmed civilians; also : not using or involving a weapon unarmed robbery
2 : having no hard and sharp projections (such as spines, spurs, or claws)
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British police are attempting to recruit more firearms officers but the overwhelming majority will remain unarmed.
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Prosecutors have received the investigative files in the police shooting of an unarmed United Arab Emirates citizen who fled after an Ohio car crash.
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There is often a large public outcry when law-enforcement officers don’t face charges or are acquitted after killing unarmed citizens.
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In Brooklyn, a police officer, Peter Liang, was charged in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man, Akai Gurley, in the stairwell of a public housing complex in Brooklyn.
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After Panamanian troops shot and killed an unarmed American soldier in December of 1989, President George H. W. Bush sent 27,000 troops into the country, Archibold writes.
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Residents in al Adhlan described to The Intercept how commandos also shot dead unarmed Nasser Ali Mahdi al Adhal, who was at least 70 years-old.
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The judge in the murder retrial of a white Ohio police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist is set to hear arguments on evidence issues.
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Brooks’s defense of Southern honor was to ambush an unarmed man reaching under his desk.
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14th Century
First Known Use of unarmed
14th century
UNARMED Defined for English Language Learners
unarmed
playDefinition of unarmed for English Language Learners
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: not having a weapon : not armed
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: not using or involving a weapon
UNARMED Defined for Kids
unarmed
playDefinition of unarmed for Students
: having no weapons or armor
Medical Dictionary
unarmed
playMedical Definition of unarmed
: having no arms or armlike projections an unarmed tapeworm
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