English-Spanish translations for civil disobedience

desobediencia civilHay personas que protestan contra ello, que adoptan medidas, por ejemplo la desobediencia civil. There are people who resist, who take action, such as civil disobedience. Solo les queda el recurso a la desobediencia civil, y la desobediencia civil puede convertirse muy fácilmente en conflicto civil. All they are left with is to resort to civil disobedience, and civil disobedience can quickly break down into civil disorder. Señorías, sin la desobediencia civil, sin la cultura de la desobediencia civil, jamás podrían haber llegado a existir los movimientos de protección del medio ambiente en Europa. 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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