English Dictionary

civil disobedience

名詞

不可算名詞

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.

日本語の意味

市民的不服従：社会的不正や非道とされる現状に対し、非暴力的な手段で法や命令に従わないことを通じた抗議行動

The activists organized a campaign of civil disobedience to protest the government's unjust surveillance laws.

活動家たちは、政府の不当な監視法に対する抗議として、市民的不服従の運動を組織した。

意味（1）

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.

We now had no alternative but to resort to civil disobedience, and we embarked in earnest on preparations for mass action.