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nonviolent

[non-vahy-uh-luh nt]

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adjective

not violent; free of violence.

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

Origin of nonviolent

First recorded in 1915–20; non- + violent

Related formsnon·vi·o·lent·ly, adverb

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for nonviolent

passive, pacifist, peaceable, quiet, resistant, irenic, nonbelligerent

Examples from the Web for nonviolent

Contemporary Examples of nonviolent

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
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
Not all successful cases of nonviolent resistance have earned distinctive names.
You Say You Want to Name a Revolution?
Jack DuVall
October 5, 2014
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
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

Historical Examples of nonviolent

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.