civil disobedience

Noun
  1. A group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination) (synset 101182417)
    "Thoreau wrote a famous essay justifying civil disobedience"
    is a type of: direct action - a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands
    subtypes:
    • sit-in - a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move
    • protest march - occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license

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