unarmed
v. B2 Upper Intermediate US //əˈnɑɹmd// UK //ʌnˈɑːmd// un·armed
v. not carrying any weapons like a gun or a knife. You use this to describe someone who is not prepared to fight with tools.
v. lacking weapons or defensive equipment. Often used in legal or journalistic contexts to describe the status of a person during a confrontation.
The police officer realized the suspect was unarmed.
The security protocol requires guards to remain unarmed while patrolling the public library to maintain a friendly atmosphere.
Witnesses testified that the individual was unarmed and posed no immediate physical threat to the bystanders when the altercation began.
From un- + armed.
Usage
Typically used as a predicative adjective after a linking verb or as an attributive adjective before a noun.