“arma”

The following 4 entries include the term arma.

arma virumque cano

Latin quotation from Virgil

: I sing of arms and the man [Aeneas]

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cedant arma togae

Latin phrase

: let arms yield to the toga : let military power give way to civil power —motto of Wyoming

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inter arma silent leges

Latin quotation based on Cicero

: amid arms, the laws are silent : in time of war, the laws are disregarded

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silent leges inter arma

Latin quotation from Cicero

: inter arma silent leges

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