Arms
ARMS. Any thing that a man wears for his defence, or takes in his hands, or
uses in his anger, to cast at, or strike at another. Co. Litt. 161 b, 162 a;
Crompt. Just. P. 65; Cunn. Dict. h.t.
2. The Constitution of the United States, Amendm. art. 2, declares,
"that a well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free
state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be
infringed." In Kentucky, a statute "to prevent persons from wearing
concealed arms," has been declared to be unconstitutional; 2 Litt. R. 90;
while in Indiana a similar statute has been holden valid and constitutional.
3 Blackf. R. 229. Vide Story, Const. Sec. 1889, 1890 Amer. Citizen, 176; 1
Tuck. Black. App. 300 Rawle on Const. 125.
ARMS, heraldry. Signs of arms, or drawings painted on shields, banners, and
the like. The arms of the United States are described in the Resolution of
Congress, of June 20, 1782. Vide Seal of the United States.
Automation Resources Management Systemachievement,
alerion,
animal charge,
annulet,
argent,
armorial bearings,
armory,
art of war,
azure,
bandeau,
bar,
bar sinister,
baton,
bearings,
bend,
bend sinister,
billet,
blazon,
blazonry,
bordure,
broad arrow,
cadency mark,
canton,
chaplet,
charge,
chevron,
chief,
chivalry,
coat of arms,
cockatrice,
coronet,
crescent,
crest,
cross,
cross moline,
crown,
device,
difference,
differencing,
eagle,
ermine,
ermines,
erminites,
erminois,
escutcheon,
falcon,
fess,
fess point,
field,
file,
flanch,
fleur-de-lis,
fret,
fur,
fusil,
garland,
generalship,
griffin,
gules,
gyron,
hatchment,
helmet,
heraldic device,
honor point,
impalement,
impaling,
inescutcheon,
knighthood,
label,
lion,
lozenge,
mantling,
marshaling,
martlet,
mascle,
metal,
motto,
mullet,
nombril point,
octofoil,
or,
ordinary,
orle,
pale,
paly,
pean,
pheon,
purpure,
quarter,
quartering,
rose,
sable,
saltire,
scutcheon,
shield,
spread eagle,
subordinary,
tenne,
tincture,
torse,
tressure,
unicorn,
vair,
vert,
war,
wreath,
yale