"under arms" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} under arms (not comparable)
  1. (military) Equipped with weapons (of a country, army etc.); in a state of armed, military readiness. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Military Translations (equipped with weapons; in a state of military readiness): aseissa (Finnish), aseistautuneena (Finnish), taisteluvalmina (Finnish), ένοπλος (énoplos) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-under_arms-en-adj-UMc1hWwi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'equipped with weapons; in a state of military readiness': 95 5
  2. (chiefly Australia) Carrying a weapon (chiefly of a criminal); of a crime, committed using a weapon or weapons. Tags: Australia, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-under_arms-en-adj-Z5bGfZrZ Categories (other): Australian English

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