unarmed
adjective
un·armed
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Definition of unarmed
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)
Examples of unarmed in a Sentence
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Sacramento, California -- The city of Sacramento will pay $2.4 million to the two sons of an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by police last year, according to court documents. — CBS News, "Stephon Clark's two young sons to get $2.4 million from Sacramento," 6 Sep. 2019 His performance in Fruitvale Station as Oscar Grant, an unarmed man killed by a Bay Area police officer, brought him wider attention, and marked his first collaboration with director Ryan Coogler. — Time, "Michael B. Jordan Is Redefining What It Means to Be a Movie Star," 3 Sep. 2019 In 2016, after a series of police shootings of unarmed black men, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began making a gesture of silent protest during the unfurling of the flag and the playing of the anthem. — SI.com, "A History of Football in 100 Objects," 28 Aug. 2019 The Florida man who shot and killed Markeis McGlockton, an unarmed Black man over an argument about a handicapped parking spot, was found guilty of manslaughter on Friday bringing some sense of justice to McGlockton’s family. — Breanna Edwards, Essence, "Jury Finds Florida Man Guilty In Parking Lot Shooting Of Markeis McGlockton," 26 Aug. 2019 The law is in response to the death of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by police in his grandmother’s backyard in 2018. — Catherine Kim, Vox, "Vox Sentences: Dimissioni," 21 Aug. 2019 Garner's death came at a time of a growing public outcry over police killings of unarmed black men that sparked the national Black Lives Matter movement. — Author: Tom Hays, Michael R. Sisak, Anchorage Daily News, "NYPD fires officer for 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner," 19 Aug. 2019 The bill was born of concerns over fatal police shootings, particularly of unarmed black men, among them 22-year-old Stephon Clark, shot to death last year by Sacramento police after a chase that ended in his grandmother’s backyard. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Governor signs bill that narrows police use-of-force laws," 19 Aug. 2019 Garner’s death came at a time of a growing public outcry over police killings of unarmed black men that sparked the national Black Lives Matter movement. — Michael R. Sisak, BostonGlobe.com, "NYPD fires officer for 2014 death of Eric Garner," 19 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unarmed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for unarmed
unarmed
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of unarmed
: not having a weapon : not armed
: not using or involving a weapon
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unarmed
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un·armed
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Kids Definition of unarmed
: having no weapons or armor
unarmed
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un·armed
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Medical Definition of unarmed
: having no arms or armlike projections
an unarmed tapeworm
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