nonviolent
Use Nonviolent in a sentence
ə adjective
1.
not violent; free of violence.
2.
peacefully resistant, as in response to or protest against injustice, especially on moral or philosophical grounds.
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nonviolence (nɒnˈvaɪələns) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| abstention from the use of physical force to achieve goals | |
| non'violent | |
| —adj | |
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Nonviolent
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Example sentences
Forty years ago, the couple staged an act of nonviolent protest in support of peace.
But he risked his own life, in a nonviolent way, and lost it.
The vast majority of that increase has been to serve search warrants on people suspected of nonviolent drug crimes.
They actively pursued practical, nonviolent ways to free their people.
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