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civil disobedience
noun
Examples of civil disobedience in a Sentence
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Word History
1866, in the meaning defined above
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“Civil disobedience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20disobedience. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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