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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.

Origin:
1915–20; non- + violent

Related forms

non·vi·o·lent·ly, adverb

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nonviolence (nɒnˈvaɪələns)

—n
	abstention from the use of physical force to achieve goals

non'violent

—*adj*

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