policy of nonviolence

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• nonviolence — [nän′vī′ə ləns] n. an abstaining from violence or from the use of physical force, as in efforts to obtain civil rights or in opposing government policy: see also CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE, PASSIVE RESISTANCE nonviolent adj …   English World dictionary

• nonviolence — Synonyms and related words: a wise passiveness, abnegation, abstinence, calm, calmness, conservatism, constraint, contemplation, contemplative life, continence, control, cool, dispassion, do nothing policy, do nothingism, do nothingness, dormancy …   Moby Thesaurus

• nonviolence — /non vuy euh leuhns/, n. 1. absence or lack of violence; state or condition of avoiding violence. 2. the policy, practice, or technique of refraining from the use of violence, esp. when reacting to or protesting against oppression, injustice,… …   Universalium

• nonviolence — non|vi|o|lence [ nan vaı(ə)ləns ] noun uncount a policy of using only peaceful methods to achieve social or political change …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• nonviolence — non•vi•o•lence [[t]nɒnˈvaɪ ə ləns[/t]] n. 1) cvb absence or lack of violence 2) gov the policy or practice of refraining from the use of violence, as in protesting oppressive authority • Etymology: 1915–20 non•vi′o•lent, adj …   From formal English to slang

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