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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Former Columbus, Ohio, police officer Adam Coy was found guilty of murder on Monday in the shooting death of Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Former Columbus police officer Adam Coy was found guilty of murder in the fatal 2020 shooting of 47-year-old Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man.
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Per the Associated Press, Moore entered the store unarmed, took a gun that the victim pointed at him and fatally shot him in the chest when Mahoney shot him in the arm.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
The unarmed 24-year-old was killed after L.A. County sheriff’s deputies fired 34 rounds into the back of his vehicle in Willowbrook in June 2019.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Former Columbus police officer Adam Coy was found guilty of murder in the fatal 2020 shooting of 47-year-old Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man.
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Per the Associated Press, Moore entered the store unarmed, took a gun that the victim pointed at him and fatally shot him in the chest when Mahoney shot him in the arm.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
The unarmed 24-year-old was killed after L.A. County sheriff’s deputies fired 34 rounds into the back of his vehicle in Willowbrook in June 2019.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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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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