Defenition of the word civil disobedience

• Defenition of the word civil disobedience

  • Deliberate, open, and peaceful violation of particular laws, decrees, regulations, military or police orders, or other governmental directives.
  • a group's refusal to obey orders in protest against discrimination
  • 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"
  • a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination)

Hyponyms for the word civil disobedience

• • protest march
  • sit-in

Hypernyms for the word civil disobedience

• • direct action

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