take arms


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Verb1.take arms - commence hostilities
go to war, take up arms
war - make or wage war
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Now I decided to take arms again to liberate my people since the first liberation is hijacked by the tyrant dictator", said Gen.
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He added that after the enforcement of NAR, no person has the right or justification to take arms in the hand.
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Mian Iftikhar said after the enforcement of Nizam-e-Adl Regulations, no one would be allowed to take arms and maintained that the government would come hard against those elements who take law into their hands.
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