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Armor you've manually equipped can be removed, but naturally spawned armor cannot be taken off by hand.

1. Empty your main hand: Make sure you're not holding any items.

2. Sneak: Hold the sneak key (default: Shift).

3. Right-click the armored villager: While sneaking with an empty hand, right-click on the villager wearing the armor you want to remove.

4. Armor drops: The piece will fall to the ground as an item, ready to be picked up.

5. Repeat for each piece: Remove helmets, chestplates, and boots one at a time using the same method.

This method only works on armor you equipped yourself.
Naturally spawned armor (found on villagers in generated villages) cannot be removed by hand and will only drop if the villager is defeated.
Make sure you're actually sneaking—regular right-clicking won't remove the armor.