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Pol. désobeissance civile [cf. l'essai éponyme de Henry David Thoreau (1849), selon qui l'homme doit écouter sa conscience, au risque d'entrer en conflit avec sa communauté]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > civil disobedience
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civil ['sɪvəl](a) (of community) civil(b) (non-military) civil∎ she was very civil to me elle s'est montrée très aimable avec moi;∎ keep a civil tongue in your head! restez poli!►► American formerly Civil Aeronautics Authority = organisme américain de contrôle des compagnies aériennes;American formerly Civil Aeronautics Board = organisme américain de réglementation de l'aviation civile;civil aircraft appareil m de l'aviation civile;civil aviation aviation f civile;Civil Aviation Authority = organisme de contrôle des compagnies aériennes;Law civil court tribunal m civil;Law civil death mort f civile;Military civil defence protection f civile;civil disobedience résistance f passive (à la loi);civil disturbance émeute f;civil engineer ingénieur m des travaux publics;civil engineering génie m civil;civil engineering firm entreprise f de travaux publics;civil law droit m civil;civil libertarian défenseur m des droits du citoyen;civil liberties libertés fpl civiques;British Civil List liste f civile (allouée à la famille royale britannique);civil marriage mariage m civil;Civil and Public Services Association = syndicat de la fonction publique;civil rights droits mpl civils ou civiques;American Civil Rights Commission = organisme gouvernemental qui veille au respect des droits civiques;the civil rights movement la lutte pour les droits civils ou civiques;Administration civil servant fonctionnaire mf;Administration civil service fonction f publique, administration f;∎ to be in the civil service être fonctionnaire ou dans l'administration ou dans la fonction publique;civil service exam concours m administratif;Civil Service Union = syndicat britannique de la fonction publique;civil strife conflit m interne ou intestin;civil war guerre f civile;the American Civil War la guerre de Sécession;the English Civil War la guerre civile anglaise;civil wedding mariage m civil;∎ we had a civil wedding nous nous sommes mariés à la mairieⓘ THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR Déclenchée par l'élection d'Abraham Lincoln, attisée par les différences sociales et économiques, la guerre de Sécession opposa, de 1861 à 1865, le sud esclavagiste (les "Confédérés", qui voulaient faire sécession) au nord abolitionniste (les "Fédéraux", qui voulaient préserver l'union). Le conflit se termina par la victoire du camp nordiste, supérieur en hommes et en moyens.ⓘ THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR Ce conflit (1642-51) fut provoqué par la révolte du Parlement contre le roi Charles Ier. La victoire fut remportée par l'armée de Cromwell, qui fit exécuter le roi en 1649. -
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civil [ˈsɪvl]1. adjectivea. civilb. ( = polite) courtois2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Accordés dans le cadre du « Civil Partnership Act » de 2004, les civil partnerships donnent un statut juridique aux relations homosexuelles bien établies. Ils accordent aux couples de même sexe les mêmes droits (en matière de propriété, fiscalité, prestations sociales, droits parentaux, etc.) et devoirs qu'aux couples mariés.* * *['sɪvl]1) (civic, not military) civil2) Law [case, court, offence] civil; [claim] au civil3) ( polite) courtois•• -
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['sivl]1) (polite, courteous.) poli2) (of the state or community: civil rights.) civique3) (ordinary; not military or religious: civil life.) civil4) (concerned with law cases which are not criminal.) civil•- civilian- civility - civilly - civil defence - civil disobedience - civil engineer - civil liberties/rights - civil servant - civil service - civil war
См. также в других словарях:
civil disobedience — civil dis·obe·di·ence n: refusal to obey governmental demands or commands esp. as a nonviolent and usu. collective means of forcing concessions from the government Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. civil disobedience … Law dictionary
civil disobedience — civil diso bedience noun uncount a form of political protest in which large numbers of people refuse to obey a law: Gandhi s campaign of civil disobedience against the British authorities … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
civil disobedience — coined 1866 by Thoreau as title of an essay originally published (1849) as Resistance to Civil Government … Etymology dictionary
Civil Disobedience — [ sɪvɪl dɪsə biːdjəns, englisch], politischer Begriff, ziviler Ungehorsam … Universal-Lexikon
civil disobedience — ► NOUN ▪ the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes, as a political protest … English terms dictionary
civil disobedience — n. nonviolent opposition to a government policy or law by refusing to comply with it, on the grounds of conscience: see also NONCOOPERATION, PASSIVE RESISTANCE … English World dictionary
Civil disobedience — For other uses, see Civil disobedience (disambiguation). Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a figure known worldwide for advocating non violent civil disobedience. Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and … Wikipedia
civil disobedience — 1. the refusal to obey certain laws or governmental demands for the purpose of influencing legislation or government policy, characterized by the employment of such nonviolent techniques as boycotting, picketing, and nonpayment of taxes. Cf.… … Universalium
civil disobedience — noun a group s refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination) Thoreau wrote a famous essay justifying civil disobedience • Hypernyms: ↑direct action • Hyponyms: ↑sit in, ↑protest march * * *… … Useful english dictionary
civil disobedience — N UNCOUNT Civil disobedience is the refusal by ordinary people in a country to obey laws or pay taxes, usually as a protest. The opposition threatened a campaign of civil disobedience … English dictionary
civil disobedience — noun 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… … Wiktionary