nonviolent

[ non-vahy-uh-luh nt ]

/ nɒnˈvaɪ ə lənt /

not violent; free of violence.

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

Nearby words

First recorded in 1915–20; non- + violent

non·vi·o·lent·ly, adverb

Peaceful active resistance, unarmed, nonviolent, no more blood, no more deaths, with clear ideas and proposals.
Mexico’s Holy Warrior Against the Cartels|Jason McGahan|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And Americans overwhelmingly support eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenders.
Why Isn’t Prison Justice on the Ballot This Tuesday?|Inimai Chettiar, Abigail Finkelman|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From Carnations to Umbrella, the history and importance of names people give to nonviolent movements.
You Say You Want to Name a Revolution?|Jack DuVall|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not all successful cases of nonviolent resistance have earned distinctive names.
You Say You Want to Name a Revolution?|Jack DuVall|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And as these approaches succeed, common sense tells us that even more will be drawn to this nonviolent movement.
Searching for a Palestinian Dr. King|Dean Obeidallah|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The nonviolent voice of Gandhi appeals to man's highest conscience.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
Boyhood, legal studies, purification, the growth of the Satyagraha (nonviolent protest) movement.
Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two|Arthur Bent
To a remarkable extent, this youthful vanguard was strongly religious and nonviolent.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965|Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.