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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.
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Other Words From
- non·vio·lent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nonviolent1
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Example Sentences
I fully support nonviolent demonstration—a right enshrined in the First Amendment of our Constitution.
Peaceful active resistance, unarmed, nonviolent, no more blood, no more deaths, with clear ideas and proposals.
And the insane cost of keeping so many nonviolent people locked up is an investment in failure.
And Americans overwhelmingly support eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenders.
Not all successful cases of nonviolent resistance have earned distinctive names.
Alone among great leaders, Gandhi has offered a practical nonviolent alternative to armed might.
To a remarkable extent, this youthful vanguard was strongly religious and nonviolent.
The nonviolent voice of Gandhi appeals to man's highest conscience.
Boyhood, legal studies, purification, the growth of the Satyagraha (nonviolent protest) movement.
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