disobey
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But U.S. military law also requires them to disobey “unlawful orders.”
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
“The constitutional protections in our military structures depend on the idea that there are humans who would, we hope, disobey illegal orders. With fully autonomous weapons we don’t necessarily have those protections.”
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026
“You can’t put on the screen that it’s right for a young girl to disobey her father,” Nava recalled Quintanilla saying.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025
The law is clear that service members can disobey illegal orders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
“I did not intend to disobey your orders. The choice is yours.”
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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