Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Civil Disobedience.
Civil Disobedience - as a noun
A group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination)
Example: "Thoreau wrote a famous essay justifying civil disobedience"
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
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Example Sentences
"Gandhi's philosophy heavily relied on civil disobedience."
"Protesters engaged in acts of civil disobedience to oppose the government's policies."
"Martin Luther King Jr. believed in the importance of nonviolent civil disobedience."
"The activists were arrested for practicing civil disobedience."
"Many historical movements have been fueled by acts of civil disobedience."
