deprive of means of defense
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disarm — I (divest of arms) verb arma homini adimere, attenuate, cripple, deactivate, debilitate, decimate, deescalate, demilitarize, demobilize, deprive of arms, deprive of means of defense, deprive of power, deprive of strength, deprive of weapons,… … Law dictionary
disarm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. demilitarize (see pacification); pull one s teeth; pacify, appease, charm. See impotence, love. Ant., arm. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To deprive of weapons] Syn. disable, unarm, weaken, debilitate, render … English dictionary for students
disarm — verb Etymology: Middle English desarmen, literally, to divest of arms, from Anglo French desarmer, from des dis + armer to arm Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to deprive of means, reason, or disposition to be … New Collegiate Dictionary
tax law — Introduction body of rules under which a public authority has a claim on taxpayers, requiring them to transfer to the authority part of their income or property. The power to impose taxes is generally recognized as a right of governments.… … Universalium
dis|arm — «dihs AHRM», transitive verb. 1. to take weapons away from: »The police captured the robbers and disarmed them. 2. to deprive of munitions of war or means of defense, often by tearing down or dismantling. 3. Figurative. to remove anger, dislike,… … Useful english dictionary
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… … Universalium
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