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nonviolent
[ non-vahy-uh-luhnt ]
adjective
- not violent; free of violence.
- peacefully resistant, as in response to or protest against injustice, especially on moral or philosophical grounds.
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·o·Գ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of nonviolent1
Example Sentences
I also remember thinking that Mohsen's activism — though based on nonviolent, pacifist principles — was likely to make him a political target in a country that conflates criticism of Israel with antisemitic bigotry.
It is critical, even in Donald Trump’s America, that our activism remain nonviolent, tactical, and practical.
Attorneys for Greenpeace argued that the group did not lead the protests, but merely helped support "nonviolent, direct-action training".
The Anti Defamation League’s endorsement of this administration and its treatment of a nonviolent protester constitutes one of many betrayals of our cultural and religious history.
Recently, Barnard College expelled students it said had taken their free speech too far because they had committed crimes – however nonviolent – in the process of exercising it.
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