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non⋅vi⋅o⋅lent

[non-vahy-uh-luhnt]
–adjective
1. not violent; free of violence.
2. peacefully resistant, as in response to or protest against injustice, esp. on moral or philosophical grounds.

Origin:
1915–20; non- + violent


non⋅vi⋅o⋅lent⋅ly, adverb
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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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