ozbrojení

Ozbrojené is an adjective used in Czech and Slovak to mean armed, equipped with weapons. It derives from the verb ozbrojit (to arm) and is used to describe people, groups, or objects that carry or possess weapons. The form agrees with the noun it modifies, so common phrases include ozbrojené síly (armed forces), ozbrojená policie (armed police), and ozbrojené jednotky (armed units). In addition to referring to groups, the term can describe equipment or systems that enable weapon use, for example ozbrojené vybavení or ozbrojené prostředky, though the latter is less common in everyday language.

In practice, ozbrojené appears in official, security, and military contexts as a neutral descriptor. It also appears in legal or policy texts to differentiate between armed and unarmed aspects of security services or operations. The corresponding verb-based forms include ozbrojit (to arm) and related nouns such as ozbrojení (armament). The word may be used to describe individuals with weapons in a general sense, though more precise terms are often used in reporting or legal language (for example, ozbrojený muž for an armed man).

In Slovak, the usage mirrors Czech, with ozbrojené serving as the standard descriptor of armed entities or equipment. The concept plays a central role in discourse on defense, public order, and security, and is typically contrasted with terms for unarmed or disarmed conditions.

See also: zbraň, ozbrojenie (Slovak), vyzbrojiť (to arm), vyzbrojenie.