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civil disobedience meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of civil disobedience at MeaningMonkey.org. civil disobedience meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE noun
Definition of civil disobedience (noun)
- 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"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet