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The answer NONRESISTANCE has 2 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of nonresistance in various dictionaries:
noun - group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence
The practice or principle of complete obedience to authority even if unjust or arbitrary.
The practice or principle of refusing to resort to force even in defense against violence.
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| Passive acceptance of Racine sonnets in translation |
| Passive submission 3,10 |
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| Jun 25 2011 The Times - Cryptic |
| Jan 25 2001 The Guardian - Quick crossword |
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| group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence |
| The practice or principle of not resisting authority, even when it is unjustly exercised. |
| The practice or principle of complete obedience to authority even if unjust or arbitrary. |
| The practice or principle of refusing to resort to force even in defense against violence. |
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Nonresistance (or non-resistance) is "the practice or principle of not resisting authority, even when it is unjustly exercised". At its core is discouragement of, even opposition to, physical resistance to an enemy. It is considered as a form of principled nonviolence or pacifism which rejects all physical violence, whether exercised on individual, group, state or international levels. Practitioners of nonresistance may refuse to retaliate against an opponent or offer any form of self-defense. Nonresistance is often associated with particular religious groups. * Sometimes non-resistance has been seen as compatible with, even part of, movements advocating social change. An often-cited example is the movement led by Mohandas Gandhi in the struggle for Indian Independence. While it is true that in particular instances (e.g. when threatened with arrest) practitioners in such movements might follow the line of non-resistance, such movements are more accurately described as cases of nonviolent |