English-French translations for civil disobedience

désobéissance civileIl y a des gens qui s'en protègent, qui prennent des mesures, par exemple de désobéissance civile. There are people who resist, who take action, such as civil disobedience. Il leur restera le recours à la désobéissance civile, et la désobéissance civile peut rapidement dégénérer vers le désordre civil. All they are left with is to resort to civil disobedience, and civil disobedience can quickly break down into civil disorder. Mesdames et Messieurs, sans la désobéissance civile, sans la culture de la désobéissance civile, il n'y aurait jamais eu de mouvements de défense de l'environnement en Europe. Ladies and gentlemen, without civil disobedience, without the culture of civil disobedience, the environmental protection movement would never have occurred in Europe.

A form of social protest, involving the active but non-violent refusal to obey certain laws, demands, or commands of an established authority, because they are considered to be morally wrong or detrimental

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