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nonresistance

noun
non·​re·​sis·​tance | \ ËŒnän-ri-ˈzi-stÉ™n(t)s How to pronounce nonresistance (audio) \

Definition of nonresistance

: the principles or practice of passive submission to constituted authority even when unjust or oppressive also : the principle or practice of not resisting violence by force

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 Some splits were over matters of religion, and some over Garrison’s peculiar perfectionist ethos and notions of nonresistance. — Ira Berlin, New York Times, "THE SLAVE’S CAUSE," 26 Feb. 2016

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