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disarmament

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dis·ar·ma·ment  (ds-ärm-mnt)
n.
1. The act of laying down arms, especially the reduction or abolition of a nation's military forces and armaments.
2. The condition of being disarmed.

disarmament
Noun
the reduction of fighting capability by a country

disarmament
the reduction in size of military forces, by treaty, following defeat, etc. Also Obsolete, disarmature.
See also: War
The reduction of a military establishment to some level set by international agreement. See also arms control; arms control agreement; arms control measure.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disarmament - act of reducing or depriving of arms; "the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete"
demobilisation, demobilization - act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops; "demobilization of factories"; "immediate demobilization of the reserves"
arming, equipping, armament - the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war

disarmament
noun arms reduction, demobilization, arms limitation, demilitarization, de-escalation
Translations
disarmament [dɪsˈɑːməmənt] ndesarme m
disarmament [dɪsˈɑːməmənt] disarm ndésarmement m
disarmament [dɪsˈɑːməmənt] disarm nAbrüstung f
disarmament [dɪsˈɑːməmənt] ndisarmo


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An eminent and very wealthy English Quaker, who had come to see him to arrange for the disarmament of the whole planet, was rather distressed by Armagnac's proposal that (by way of beginning) the soldiers should shoot their officers.
 
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