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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Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake is familiar with Carrasco from the hurler’s first stint in Cleveland.
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Outside the Washington, D.C., jail was the mother of the only person violently killed that day, unarmed protester Ashli Babbitt.
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In addition to PSOs, GRTC is adding Public Safety Ambassadors, who are unarmed GRTC employees who will regularly ride the bus and help passengers as needed, primarily with customer service inquiries.
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Kevin Chroust, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2025
Inspector general finds fatal shooting of unarmed man by Bridgeport police ‘questionable’
SportsMLB
SUBSCRIBER ONLY
UPDATED: February 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM EST
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Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake is familiar with Carrasco from the hurler’s first stint in Cleveland.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2025
Outside the Washington, D.C., jail was the mother of the only person violently killed that day, unarmed protester Ashli Babbitt.
—Sharyl Attkisson, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
In addition to PSOs, GRTC is adding Public Safety Ambassadors, who are unarmed GRTC employees who will regularly ride the bus and help passengers as needed, primarily with customer service inquiries.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Unarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unarmed. Accessed 26 Feb. 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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