nonresistance in English

noun
1
the practice or principle of not resisting authority, even when it is unjustly exercised.

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1. Definition of Aikido : a Japanese art of self-defense employing locks and holds and utilizing the principle of nonresistance to cause an opponent's own momentum to work against him Examples of Aikido in a …

2. Definition of Anabaptist : a Protestant sectarian of a radical movement arising in the 16th century and advocating the baptism and church membership of adult believers only, nonresistance, and the separation of church and state Other Words from Anabaptist

3. The tenor of the radical Abolitionists’ social and political thought cannot be comprehensively understood without reference to their ecclesiastical thought; Christian nonresistance, though by no means accepted by all Abolitionists (and certainly not coextensive with the broader movement), stands as a striking feature in the topography of antislavery thought, a keystone for understanding