non·vi·o·lence (n n-v   -lns)n. 1. Lack of violence. 2. The doctrine, policy, or practice of rejecting violence in favor of peaceful tactics as a means of gaining political objectives. non·vi o·lent adj.non·vi o·lent·ly adv. |
nonviolence [nɒnˈvaɪələns]
n
abstention from the use of physical force to achieve goals
nonviolent adj
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| Noun | 1. |  nonviolence - peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperatedirect action - a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands hunger strike - a voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest Satyagraha - the form of nonviolent resistance initiated in India by Mahatma Gandhi in order to oppose British rule and to hasten political reforms |
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