résistance passive

Definitions of résistance passive
  1. noun
    a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination)
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    types:
    marche de protestation
    occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license
    type of:
    action directe
    a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands
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