Definisjon av civil disobedience

Vi fant 3 definisjoner av civil disobedienceengelsk.

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Noun

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
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Substantiv

civil disobedience - 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.

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  • civil disobedience
    Deliberate, open, and peaceful violation of particular laws, decrees, regulations, military or police orders, or other governmental directives.

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