unarmed
Example Sentences
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Neither the communities nor Yatacue's guard can rely on the large-scale intervention of the state, only a few unarmed state bodyguards accompany them.
From Barron's
The Scottish government said Police Scotland would remain an unarmed force and that its current capability was both appropriate and proportionate.
From BBC
Hochman questioned why he is being criticized when the California attorney general’s office has reviewed dozens of fatal shootings of unarmed persons throughout the state since 2020 and filed no criminal cases.
From Los Angeles Times
A key consideration is that the opposition mostly consists of disparate groups of unarmed civilians.
Iranian police are trained and equipped primarily to manage unrest without firearms, and almost all officers on the ground were unarmed.
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