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nonviolent

[non-vahy-uh-luhnt] / nɒnˈvaɪ ə lənt /


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The group had gathered at the Quaker Meeting House in Westminster for what was billed as "nonviolent direct action training".

From BBC

Other groups are providing nonviolent civil disobedience training, for example, which organizers describe as calling attention to the injustice of the current policy.

From Salon

Most nonviolent offenders can earn credits for up to 50% of their sentence, but Velado’s release after serving just under a third of her sentence is less common.

From Los Angeles Times

But starting in 2020 any public display of remembrance, however quiet and nonviolent, was banned.

From The Wall Street Journal

King won the Nobel Peace Price in 1964 for his leadership during the Civil Rights movement and commitment to nonviolent protest.

From Barron's