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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Both Russia and the U.S. regularly conduct unarmed tests of their nuclear missiles.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
And then there's the case of Breonna Taylor, an unarmed woman killed by police who were serving a no-knock search warrant in Louisville, Kentucky around midnight on March 13, 2020.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 18 June 2025
He was charged with felony unarmed burglary, misdemeanor petit theft, first offense, and domestic battery, jail records show.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
The last time the Insurrection Act was invoked was in 1992, when President George H.W. Bush called up National Guard troops to quell riots in Los Angeles sparked by the acquittal of four white police officers charged in the beating of Rodney King, an unarmed Black man.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 9 June 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
And then there's the case of Breonna Taylor, an unarmed woman killed by police who were serving a no-knock search warrant in Louisville, Kentucky around midnight on March 13, 2020.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 18 June 2025
He was charged with felony unarmed burglary, misdemeanor petit theft, first offense, and domestic battery, jail records show.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
The last time the Insurrection Act was invoked was in 1992, when President George H.W. Bush called up National Guard troops to quell riots in Los Angeles sparked by the acquittal of four white police officers charged in the beating of Rodney King, an unarmed Black man.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 9 June 2025
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“Unarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unarmed. Accessed 4 Jul. 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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