0 a refusal by a large number of people to pay taxes or obey certain laws in a nonviolent way in order to protest against the government, its policies -- borgerlig ulydighed; passiv modstand
an act of civil disobedience.
For instance, the topics of nuclear deterrence and civil disobedience are clearly and concisely introduced.
Instead, descriptions of friction with the king, civil disobedience or electoral disputes were relegated to the dim and distant past.
Its activities included mass national demonstrations and international campaigning, and related groups were involved in local direct action protests and extensive civil disobedience.
In the 1950s and 1960s, however, it was instrumental in spreading the ideas linked to non-violent civil disobedience and non-violent direct action.
Unlike conscientious objection, civil disobedience is inimical to the state.
Civil disobedience here, too, must stand the test of last resort and utility.
Nevertheless, noncompliance, like civil disobedience, must meet several tests.
Although physicians sometimes engage in civil disobedience, they do not often violate the law in their professional capacities.
