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nonresistance
noun non·re·sis·tance \ˌnän-ri-ˈzis-tən(t)s\
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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1643
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