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disarmament

dis·ar·ma·ment [ diss rməmənt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. reduction in arms: the process of reducing a nation's supply of weapons or the strength of its armed forces
a believer in negotiated mutual disarmament

2. giving up arms: the condition of having given up weapons
Disarmament brought peace to the troubled region.

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