in defiance of in English

in contempt of, in opposition to, in disobedience to

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1. She acted in defiance of my orders.

2. He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.

3. Nuclear testing was resumed in defiance of an international ban.

4. They organized a street demonstration in defiance of the government ban.

5. One of the orderlies, in defiance of the Prophet, began to lay bets.

6. She wanted him to stay, but he left in defiance of her wishes.

7. In defiance of the ceasefire, rebel troops are again firing on the capital.

8. Thousands of people have taken to the streets in defiance of the curfew.

9. Their love of life comes in spite of, almost in defiance of, considerable hardship.

10. The presidentthe vote in defiance of Honduras'Supreme Court, which had declared the measure illegal.

11. 26 Their love of life comes in spite of, almost in defiance of, considerable hardship.

12. This is an absolute necessity and to work in defiance of it means total failure.

13. The Centre supports the continuation of limited ivory trading, in defiance of an international ban.

14. The Abdication speech survives today as it was recorded by BBC engineers, in defiance of orders

15. 5 In defiance of the Sovereign Lord Jehovah, powerful rulers have built arsenals of frightful weapons —but in vain!

16. Some questioned whether Tarkin's methods were merely bids to Aggrandize his own status, in defiance of the Emperor's ultimate goal.

17. His eyes roved to the perimeter fences where the lights still shone as if in defiance of the coming day.

18. The stem of the poppy snakes down and up again, in defiance of gravity, the head faces the viewer.

19. Perhaps one day he will even manage to destroy the pyramids we have built in defiance of his chaos.

20. Such a degree of hypocrisy can not be tolerated; it is morally indefensible, and in defiance of the rule of law.

21. He is fighting for a second term and claims the support of other key nations in defiance of the Clinton administration.

22. In 19 as if in defiance of the death and destruction all around him, Modigliani painted his most glorious series of nudes.

23. Curfew to quell the crowds of unruly spring breakers that have flocked to the party city in defiance of COVID-19 safety rules.

24. After intense diplomacy, Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman convinced Moldovan and Greek authorities not to allow the ship to sail to Gaza in defiance of the Israeli naval blockade.

25. Definition of Adventurism : improvisation or experimentation (as in politics or military or foreign affairs) in the absence or in defiance of accepted plans or principles Other Words from Adventurism Example Sentences Learn More about Adventurism Other Words from Adventurism

26. Re-claiming the Tree Blockade from TransCanada – One Blockader's Story (Day 25) TransCanada’s Police Abuse Peaceful Blockader - A First Hand Account of the Arrest (Day 24) Over 50 Enter Tree Blockade in Defiance of Police Repression to Defend Tree-Sitters; Video: TransCanada Denying Food and Water to Peaceful Blockaders (Day 21)

27. Re-claiming the Tree Blockade from TransCanada – One Blockader's Story (Day 25) TransCanada’s Police Abuse Peaceful Blockader - A First Hand Account of the Arrest (Day 24) Over 50 Enter Tree Blockade in Defiance of Police Repression to Defend Tree-Sitters; Video: TransCanada Denying Food and Water to Peaceful Blockaders (Day 21)

28. Xindi-Arboreals Perhaps the most patient and reflective of the five Xindi species, they wish to adhere to the original timetable for developing their Earth attack weapon, in defiance of the rush of the Xindi-Insectoids and Xindi-Reptilians upon the appearance of the NX-01 in the Delphic Expanse .

29. An accident/incident would amount to Contributory negligence if “the proximate cause of the accident is the act or omission amounting to the want of ordinary care or in defiance of duty or obligation on the part of the complaining party (the plaintiff) has conjoined with the other party’s negligence.” Contributory Negligence as a defence

30. Many of the ships, as they could see by the clear moonshine, had weighed anchor, and, profiting by the calm sky, proceeded for more distant parts; Answerably to this, the rude alehouses along the beach (although in defiance of the curfew law, they still shone with fire and candle) were no longer thronged with customers, and no longer echoed to the chorus of sea-songs.

31. In total contradiction to that guarantee, we have encouraged the dismantling of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; we have urged the "friendly' federated republics to align themselves individually with the European Union; we have begun the accession process with Slovenia, thereby rewarding its leaders for their self-aggrandizing conduct; we have raised all those who crafted the partition of Yugoslavia to the rank of allies of the European Union and "democrats' , sometimes in defiance of the evidence; we have multiplied sanctions, blockades and embargo procedures and military threats against the Srpska Republic, which stands accused of all the evils committed during the events taking place in that region.