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civil disobedience

noun /sɪvəldɪsəbidiəns/ 6 syllables 18 letters Scrabble 28 WWF 34
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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”

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