Definition of "demilitarise" []

• Alternative spelling of demilitarize. (verb)

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• "And, I hope, pass laws sooner rather than later to demilitarise the police; ban Tasers and rubber bullets; criminalise police and politician violence against free speech activities; demand prosecutions for financial fraud; compel the corporate books that unaccountably swallow billions in tax revenue to be audited; investigate torturers; bring home soldiers from corporate wars of choice – and rebuild society, this time from the grassroots up, accountably, lawfully and democratically."
• "Lacking obvious leaders who represent the opposition's demands beyond Mubarak's removal – for real democracy and free and fair elections – how does this new, popular and vibrant movement maintain its momentum to demilitarise politics and society?"
• "At least they are all talking, and common ground was agreed on the need for strengthening border controls with Rwanda, suspected of providing backing for renegade ex-general Laurent Nkunda, and the need for all armed groups in the region to demilitarise."