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What is civil disobedience

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Refusal to obey governmental demands or commands especially as a nonviolent means of forcing concessions from the government.

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Source: civil disobedience - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary | www.merriam-webster.com

Description: efusal to obey governmental demands or commands especially as a nonviolent and usually collective means of forcing concessions from the government

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Civil Disobedience is the refusal to obey a law or follow a policy believed to be unjust. ChaCha!

Aug 27 2009, 01:05pm | Source: Civil Disobedience Manual | www.actupny.org

Civil Disobedience is deliberate, open, and peaceful violation of particular laws, decrees, regulations, military or police...MORE

Jul 15 2009, 10:45am | Source: BRIEF GLOSSARY OF NONVIOLENT STRUGGLE | www.hermanos.org

Civil disobedience is the active refusal to obey certain laws, demands, etc. of govt. without resorting to physical violence.

Mar 11 2009, 04:58am | Source: civil disobedience — Infoplease.com | www.infoplease.com

Civil disobedience is the refusal to obey a law out of a belief that the law is morally wrong. Thanks for texting ChaCha!

Feb 26 2009, 10:34pm | Source: civil disobedience definition |Dictionary.com | dictionary.reference.com