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Synonyms for civil disobedience
civ·il dis·obe·di·ence
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civil disobediencenoun
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"
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The employee apologized for his actions and subsequently resigned from The University. The University will not advocate that the employee be prosecuted in connection with this incident and is not seeking restitution. the University could be termed as civil disobedience.
We just finished performing as we call civil disobedience for justice. Sometimes you need to do things that turn up the temperature for justice, you have to do extreme things … to get justice.
I don't know if its best thought of as free speech, i think it might be thought of better as what do we take to be acts of civil disobedience.
Right now, he's running away from the consequences of his actions. if he felt his actions were consistent with civil disobedience, then he should do what those who have taken issue with their own government do: Challenge it, speak out, engage in a constructive act of protest, and -- importantly -- accept the consequences of his actions.
The goal of the military campaign is to integrate the diverse paths of the struggle -- the armed uprising and civil disobedience -- in order to stop the elections and bring down the autocratic system.
Translations for civil disobedience
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- ziviler UngehorsamGerman
- απείθεια κατά της αρχήςGreek
- kansalaistottelemattomuusFinnish
- désobéissance civileFrench
- easumhlaíocht shibhialtaIrish
- eas-umhlachd chatharraScottish Gaelic
- borgaraleg óhlýðniIcelandic
- 市民的不服従Japanese
- სამოქალაქო დაუმორჩილებლობაGeorgian
- 시민 불복종Korean
- burgerlijke ongehoorzaamheidDutch
- sivil ulydighetNorwegian
- гражда́нское неповинове́ниеRussian
- civil olydnadSwedish
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