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nonviolence - 2 dictionary results

non⋅vi⋅o⋅lence

  [non-vahy-uh-luhns]
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–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, esp. when reacting to or protesting against oppression, injustice, discrimination, or the like.

Origin:
1915–20; non- + violence
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non·vi·o·lence   (nŏn-vī'ə-ləns)   
n.  
  1. Lack of violence.
  2. The doctrine, policy, or practice of rejecting violence in favor of peaceful tactics as a means of gaining political objectives.
non·vi'o·lent adj., non·vi'o·lent·ly adv.
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