civil disobedience
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English
Noun
civil disobedience (uncountable)
- A form of social protest, involving the active but non-violent refusal to obey certain laws, demands, or commands of an established authority, because they are considered to be morally wrong or detrimental.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 146:
- We now had no alternative but to resort to civil disobedience, and we embarked in earnest on preparations for mass action.
Translations
active and non-violent refusal to obey
See also
Further reading
civil disobedience on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
