civil disobedience


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civil disobedience

n.
Refusal to obey a law as a result of moral objections, especially through passive resistance.
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civil disobedience

n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a refusal to obey laws, pay taxes, etc: a nonviolent means of protesting or of attempting to achieve political goals
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civ′il disobe′dience


n.
the refusal to obey certain governmental laws or demands in order to influence legislation or policy, characterized by nonviolent methods as nonpayment of taxes and boycotting.
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civil disobedience


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A policy of non-violent non-cooperation initially propagated in India by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920 as a means to independence.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.civil disobedience - a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination)civil disobedience - a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination); "Thoreau wrote a famous essay justifying civil disobedience"
direct action - a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands
sit-in - a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move
protest march - occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license
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Translations
عِصْيان مَدَني
občanská neposlušnost
borgerlig ulydighed
polgári engedetlenség
občianska neposlušnosť
toplu direnme

civil disobedience

n → resistenza passiva
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civil

(ˈsivl) adjective
1. polite, courteous.
2. of the state or community. civil rights.
3. ordinary; not military or religious. civil life.
4. concerned with law cases which are not criminal.
civilian (siˈviljən) noun
a person who has a civil job, not in the armed forces.
civility (siˈviləti) noun
politeness. Treat strangers with civility.
ˈcivilly adverb
politely.
ˌcivil deˈfence noun
(American civil defense) the organization responsible for protection of civilians from enemy bombing etc and for rescue operations after such attacks.
ˌcivil disoˈbedience noun
a refusal by a large number of people to pay taxes or obey certain laws in a nonviolent way in order to protest against the government, its policies etc.
civil engineerengineercivil liberties/rights
the rights of a citizen according to the law of the country.
civil servant
a member of the civil service.
civil service
the organization which runs the administration of a state.
civil war
(a) war between citizens of the same state. the American Civil War.
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