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nonviolent

/non-vahy-uh-luhnt/US // nɒnˈvaɪ ə lənt //

非暴力,非暴力的,非暴力性,非暴力性的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not violent; free of violence.
    • : peacefully resistant, as in response to or protest against injustice, especially on moral or philosophical grounds.

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Examples

  • She is the founder and CEO of Soul Force Politics, a nonprofit that promotes nonviolent resistance and peaceful social interaction.

  • It was a simple, brilliant tactic, one that predated the nonviolent resistance philosophy of Mohandas Gandhi by 70 years.

  • Most young people are in court on nonviolent offenses, the group and others found, and shackling them often is unnecessary and can exacerbate trauma.

  • Due to concerns over the novel coronavirus and social distancing, the policedepartment will take police reports for minor and nonviolent crimes by telephone.

  • This summer, the county created a mobile crisis response unit so that clinicians can respond to nonviolent behavioral health incidents rather than law enforcement.

  • I fully support nonviolent demonstration—a right enshrined in the First Amendment of our Constitution.

  • Peaceful active resistance, unarmed, nonviolent, no more blood, no more deaths, with clear ideas and proposals.

  • And the insane cost of keeping so many nonviolent people locked up is an investment in failure.

  • And Americans overwhelmingly support eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenders.

  • Not all successful cases of nonviolent resistance have earned distinctive names.

  • Alone among great leaders, Gandhi has offered a practical nonviolent alternative to armed might.

  • To a remarkable extent, this youthful vanguard was strongly religious and nonviolent.

  • The nonviolent voice of Gandhi appeals to man's highest conscience.

  • Boyhood, legal studies, purification, the growth of the Satyagraha (nonviolent protest) movement.