1
a
: furnished with weapons
an armed guard
also
: using or involving a weapon
b
: furnished with something that provides security, strength, or efficacy
armed with knowledge
2
: marked by the maintenance of armed forces in readiness
: having an arm or arms especially of a specified kind or number
—usually used in combination
long-armed
two-armed
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Deluca was charged with three counts of reckless endangerment of a child, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault to murder (armed) and a single count of assault causing serious bodily injury.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2025
This law applies regardless of whether the intruders are armed or not.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 21 July 2025
But the reality is that, armed with this new executive order, officials can now fill the administrative record with caveats, uncertainties, and methodological limitations—regardless of their relevance or significance, and often regardless of whether they could ever realistically be resolved.
—David Michaels, The Atlantic, 20 July 2025
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Adjective
This cyber-attack swiftly crashed thousands of Viasat transceivers, and cut off communication lifelines linking Ukraine’s democratic rulers with their armed guardians, and with their allies across Europe and the globe.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Deluca was charged with three counts of reckless endangerment of a child, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault to murder (armed) and a single count of assault causing serious bodily injury.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2025
This law applies regardless of whether the intruders are armed or not.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 21 July 2025
But the reality is that, armed with this new executive order, officials can now fill the administrative record with caveats, uncertainties, and methodological limitations—regardless of their relevance or significance, and often regardless of whether they could ever realistically be resolved.
—David Michaels, The Atlantic, 20 July 2025
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“Armed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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armed
adjective1
: having an arm or arms especially of a specified kind or number
—usually used in combination
long-armed
two-armed
2
: having a spiny rostellum
a tapeworm armed with numerous hammer-shaped hooks
Legal Definition
armed
adjective1
: having a weapon
an armed assailant
2
: involving the use of a weapon
an armed attack
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