Civil disobedience and Pacifism

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Civil disobedience noun - A group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination).

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Pacifism and civil disobedience are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pacifism" instead a noun phrase "Civil disobedience".

Pacifism noun - The doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable.

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Civil disobedience and pacifism are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Civil disobedience" instead a noun "Pacifism".

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