non-violence - Definition from the POLICIES topic - POLITICS

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non-violence
noun

non-violence [uncountable]

PPP the practice of opposing a government without using violence, for example by not obeying laws [↪ passivity]:

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She was committed to non-violence.

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a policy of non-violence

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