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Noun: nonviolence  nón'vI(-u)-lun(t)s
  1. Peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate
    - passive resistance, nonviolent resistance

Derived forms: nonviolences

Type of: direct action

Encyclopedia: Nonviolence

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