nonviolent

[ non-vahy-uh-luhnt ]
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adjective
  1. not violent; free of violence.

  2. peacefully resistant, as in response to or protest against injustice, especially on moral or philosophical grounds.

Origin of nonviolent

1
First recorded in 1915–20; non- + violent

Other words from nonviolent

  • non·vi·o·lent·ly, adverb

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