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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While Soto-Martínez supports expanding the city’s unarmed personnel program, Carlisle and Kendall would like to expand the police force.
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Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
An 18-year-old suspect was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and unarmed robbery.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
On Wednesday, federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment for murder against Raúl Castro for his involvement in the 1996 shoot-down of two unarmed planes from Miami on a humanitarian mission to rescue Cuban migrants lost at sea.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
In the meantime, often boisterous crowds have regularly gathered at council meetings since Kilynn Lewis, an unarmed Black man, was shot and killed by an Aurora SWAT officer on May 23, 2024.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
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Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
An 18-year-old suspect was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and unarmed robbery.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
On Wednesday, federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment for murder against Raúl Castro for his involvement in the 1996 shoot-down of two unarmed planes from Miami on a humanitarian mission to rescue Cuban migrants lost at sea.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
In the meantime, often boisterous crowds have regularly gathered at council meetings since Kilynn Lewis, an unarmed Black man, was shot and killed by an Aurora SWAT officer on May 23, 2024.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
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“Unarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unarmed. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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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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