civil disobedience

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civil disobedience > noun, act
Meaning	A group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination).
Examples	"Thoreau wrote a famous essay justifying civil disobedience"
Broader	direct action
Narrower	sit-in; protest march