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    non-violent
    /nɒnˈvʌɪəl(ə)nt/

    adjective

    • 1. using peaceful means rather than force, especially to bring about political or social change: "he regarded hunger strikes as a powerful form of non-violent protest"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNON-VIOLENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    NON-VIOLENT definition: (of political protest or crime) not involving fighting or the use of physical force: . Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › nonviolentNonviolent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of NONVIOLENT is abstaining or free from violence. How to use nonviolent in a sentence.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › NonviolenceNonviolence - Wikipedia

    Nonviolence is the personal practice of not causing harm to others under any condition. It may come from the belief that hurting people, animals and/or the environment is unnecessary to achieve an outcome and it may refer to a general philosophy of abstention from violence.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › nonviolentNONVIOLENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    not violent; free of violence. peacefully resistant, as in response to or protest against injustice, especially on moral or philosophical grounds. Discover More

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › non-violentnon-violent - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    not involving force, or injury to somebody. non-violent crimes. Check pronunciation: non-violent. Definition of non-violent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryNONVIOLENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    (of political protest or crime) not involving fighting or the use of physical force: Gandhi was an exponent of nonviolent protest. She called on volunteers to join the nonviolent resistance. See. nonviolence. Fewer examples. She took peaceful nonviolent direct action against the destruction of the forest.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › nonviolenceNonviolence Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of NONVIOLENCE is abstention from violence as a matter of principle; also : the principle of such abstention. How to use nonviolence in a sentence.