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Adjective: unarmed  ,ún'aa(r)md
  1. (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms
    "unarmed vehicles"; "went alone and unarmed"; "unarmed peasants were shot down"
     
  2. (used of plants or animals) lacking barbs or stings or thorns
    "The unarmed variety of rose was easier to handle"
Verb: unarm  ,ún'aa(r)m
  1. Remove weapons from someone; render harmless
    "The police unarmed the suspect before making the arrest";
    - disarm

See also: barehanded, clean [informal], defenceless [Brit, Cdn], defenseless [US], spineless, thornless, weaponless

Type of: deprive, divest, strip

Antonym: armed