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Civ·il dis·o·be·di·ence

/ˈsivil ˌdisəˈbēdēəns/

noun
- 1. the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest.
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Active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power
Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal of a citizen to obey certain laws, demands, orders or commands of a government (or any other authority). By some definitions, civil disobedience has to be nonviolent to be called "civil". Hence, civil disobedience is sometimes equated with peaceful protests or nonviolent resistance. Wikipedia
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