disobey

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.”

From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2026

Navy captain, for participating in a video calling on troops to disobey illegal orders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 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

João and Simplicio didn’t want to disobey Rondon’s order to stay put, but they didn’t want to disobey Kermit’s order, either.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

“When he disobeys the rules and gets called out, he goes, ‘Well those moral rules are unjust.’”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2025

Black hair disobeys temporality as surely as it does gravity ...

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2022

She disobeys her grandfather’s warnings by befriending the white brother and sister across the street, and a complex relationship forms as she both envies and emulates their freedom.

From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2022

While each service has developed its own process, all are following existing rules for when a service member disobeys a lawful order.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2021

Call her name, I tell my mouth, but it, too, disobeys.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

Anyone who disobeyed decorum "might have some legal issues of your own," the officer warned.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

"Irancell disobeyed the orders of the decision-making institutions in implementing the announced policies regarding the restriction of internet access in crisis situations," the agency said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026

The judge said the city “flouted” its responsibility to provide the court with “accurate and comprehensive data” and disobeyed a court order dealing with its strategy for reducing homeless encampments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2025

The administration disobeyed that completely, and Boasberg has been understandably upset, which only got worse as he asked for more information and was repeatedly rebuffed.

From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2025

Although Rondon was relieved to see that Kermit was alive, he was also angry that the young man had disobeyed his order.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

Separating from the military takes months, and will almost certainly be complicated by a red flag in one’s record for disobeying orders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

“We believe, however, that given the high societal importance of this topic, it was crucial to conduct a study of this kind, even if it meant disobeying the rules.”

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2025

Last month fines went up ten-fold for blocking the road or disobeying the police and Tamar Oniani says in one day alone they received 150 calls from protesters who had been fined.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025

Prometheus found himself chained to the side of a Scythian mountain for disobeying the gods, who believed their strength depended on keeping people in dumb and servile awe.

From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2025

“Have they taken to disobeying me? Perhaps there should be more discipline on this ship.”

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman