non·vi·o·lence

[non-vahy-uh-luhns]
noun
1.
absence or lack of violence; state or condition of avoiding violence.
2.
the policy, practice, or technique of refraining from the use of violence, especially when reacting to or protesting against oppression, injustice, discrimination, or the like.

Origin:
1915–20; non- + violence

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nonviolence (nɒnˈvaɪələns) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
abstention from the use of physical force to achieve goals
 
non'violent
 
—adj

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Nonviolence could only work, he said, if the regime was reluctant to use
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