dis·o·be·di·ence

[dis-uh-bee-dee-uhns]
noun
lack of obedience or refusal to comply; disregard or transgression.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Old French desobedience, equivalent to des- dis-1 + obedience obedience

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disobedience (ˌdɪsəˈbiːdɪəns) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
lack of obedience

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Word Origin & History

disobedience
c.1400, from O.Fr. desobedience, from a V.L. word (replacing L. inobedientia) from L. dis- (see dis-) + obedientia (see obedience). The English word replaced earlier desobeissance in this sense.
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Example sentences
In fact people were willing to engage in civil disobedience to get through
  police lines and get to their property.
Though it may well qualify as civil disobedience at that point, unlike wearing
  a kilt, traditionally.
Militancy, civil disobedience, and outright anti-capitalism are unlikely to
  appeal to mainstream voters.
To placate law enforcement agencies organizers promised that no sit-ins or
  civil disobedience stunts would occur.
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