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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Throughout 2019, cases of officers killing unarmed Black people dominated headlines; the harrowing trend would unfortunately follow us into 2020.
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Keydra Manns, Essence, 11 Mar. 2025
One video published on social media shows gunmen nonchalantly shooting unarmed men crawling on the ground in a village in Latakia province.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
State troopers violently attacked the unarmed demonstrators with batons and tear gas — images that shocked the nation and prompted President Lyndon Johnson to give an emergency address to Congress.
—Delano Massey, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025
Agitated by Jackson’s murder and the police beatings in Marion, John Lewis lead a group of about 500 peaceful, unarmed activists–Black and white–on a march that was leaving Selma for the Alabama state capital in Montgomery, 50 miles east.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Keydra Manns, Essence, 11 Mar. 2025
One video published on social media shows gunmen nonchalantly shooting unarmed men crawling on the ground in a village in Latakia province.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
State troopers violently attacked the unarmed demonstrators with batons and tear gas — images that shocked the nation and prompted President Lyndon Johnson to give an emergency address to Congress.
—Delano Massey, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025
Agitated by Jackson’s murder and the police beatings in Marion, John Lewis lead a group of about 500 peaceful, unarmed activists–Black and white–on a march that was leaving Selma for the Alabama state capital in Montgomery, 50 miles east.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Unarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unarmed. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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unarmed
adjective
un·armed
ˌən-ˈärmd 
ˈən-
: not armed or armored
unarmed civilians
also
: not using or involving a weapon
unarmed robbery
Medical Definition
unarmed
adjective
un·armed
ˌən-ˈärmd
: having no arms or armlike projections
an unarmed tapeworm
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