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- Dictionarynon-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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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.
: abstaining or free from violence. nonviolently adverb. Synonyms. peaceable. peaceful. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of nonviolent in a Sentence. He argued that nonviolent drug offenders should receive shorter sentences.
not using violent methods, esp. to cause a political or social change: The protest demonstration was nonviolent, although the marchers were heckled throughout by onlookers. (Definition of nonviolent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of nonviolent. nonviolent.
Definition of non-violent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. : abstention from violence as a matter of principle. also : the principle of such abstention. 2. a. : the quality or state of being nonviolent : avoidance of violence. b. : nonviolent demonstrations for the purpose of securing political ends. Examples of nonviolence in a Sentence. Demonstration organizers are urging nonviolence.
not violent; free of violence. peacefully resistant, as in response to or protest against injustice, especially on moral or philosophical grounds. Discover More
Oct 2, 2010 · Definition of Non-Violence. The principle of non-violence — also known as non-violent resistance — rejects the use of physical violence in order to achieve social or political change.
not using violent methods, esp. to cause a political or social change: The protest demonstration was nonviolent, although the marchers were heckled throughout by onlookers. (Definition of nonviolent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of nonviolent. nonviolent.
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King’s notion of nonviolence had six key principles. First, one can resist evil without resorting to violence. Second, nonviolence seeks to win the “friendship and understanding” of the opponent, not to humiliate him (King, Stride, 84). Third, evil itself, not the people committing evil acts, should be opposed.
