Meaning of civil disobedience | Babel Free
Definitions
A form of social protest, involving the active but non-violent refusal to obey certain laws, demands, or commands of an established authority, because they are considered to be morally wrong or detrimental.
uncountable
Equivalents
العربية
عِصْيان مَدَنيّ
Deutsch
ziviler Ungehorsam
Ελληνικά
πολιτική ανυπακοή
Español
desobediencia civil
Français
désobéissance civile
Bahasa Indonesia
pembangkangan sipil
Italiano
disobbedienza civile
日本語
市民的不服従
한국어
시민 불복종
Nederlands
burgerlijke ongehoorzaamheid
Português
desobediência civil
Русский
гражданское неповиновение
Svenska
civil olydnad
Examples
“We now had no alternative but to resort to civil disobedience, and we embarked in earnest on preparations for mass action.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.