disobey
Example Sentences
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The law is clear that service members can disobey illegal orders.
The duty to disobey manifestly illegal orders is a cornerstone of international law, with foundations in Nazi atrocities-related post-World War II trials like Nuremberg.
From Salon
Miss Mortimer spoke in that stern headmistress tone that no Swanburne girl had ever found the will to disobey.
From Literature
He’d already disobeyed his mother by leaving the apartment while she was at work.
From Literature
“Once upon a time,” it read, “a beautiful young girl disobeyed her grandmother.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
