The meaning of Disobedience

noun

Open resistance; bold disobedience.

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An act of defiance

noun

Proud and determined opposition against authority or against someone more powerful than you are

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They are continuing to publish their newspaper, in defiance of government attempts to close it down.

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Minor crime, especially that committed by young people.

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Social causes of crime and delinquency

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Illegal or unacceptable behavior

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Efforts to combat juvenile delinquency

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A situation in which tax or borrowed money is not paid or paid back when it should be

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The consumer loan delinquency rate has increased 33%., mortgage/tax delinquency

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Lack of discipline.

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Public concern about indiscipline in schools

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A situation in which people do not control their behaviour or obey rules

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The school was given three months to solve the problem of indiscipline.

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Defiance of authority; refusal to obey orders.

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He was dismissed for insubordination

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The refusal to obey someone who is in a higher position than you and who has the authority to tell you what to do

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She had recently been fired from her job for insubordination.

noun

The act of refusing to obey orders from someone in authority

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Investigators charged him with dishonesty and insubordination.

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The action of misbehaving; bad behaviour.

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He had denied all sexual misbehaviour

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Bad behaviour, or behaviour that breaks a rule

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The school expelled him for persistent misbehaviour., i have been concerned for some time at his ge…

noun

Unacceptable or improper behaviour, especially by an employee or professional person.

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She was found guilty of professional misconduct by a disciplinary tribunal and dismissed

verb

Behave in an improper manner.

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The committee reprimanded two members who were found to have misconducted themselves

noun

Wrong or immoral behavior of someone in a position of authority or responsibility

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Criminal misconduct, official misconduct

noun

An open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers.

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A mutiny by those manning the weapons could trigger a global war

verb

Refuse to obey the orders of a person in authority.

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Thousands of the soldiers mutinied over the non-payment of wages

noun

Refusal to obey orders, or a violent attempt to take control from people in authority, esp. in the military or on a ship

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[ u ] walker’s superiors charged him with mutiny., mutinous troops failed to overthrow the governme…

noun

An act of armed resistance to an established government or leader.

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The authorities put down a rebellion by landless colonials

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Violent action organized by a group of people who refuse to accept their government’s power and are willing to use force to oppose it

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[ c ] the african-american nat turner led an 1831 rebellion., [ u ] many students were in rebellion…

noun

The quality of being determined not to do what other people, especially people in authority, want or expect to be done

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Landowners' recalcitrance about land reform helped precipitate the reaction against them., a fear o…

verb

Take violent action against an established government or ruler; rebel.

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The iceni revolted and had to be suppressed

noun

An attempt to end the authority of a person or body by rebelling.

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A country-wide revolt against the government

verb

To take violent action against authority, or to refuse to be controlled or ruled

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Californians may be ready to revolt against broad cuts in government services., i was revolted by h…

noun

The quality of being difficult to control

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He is a peaceful person who dislikes unruliness and disorder, and prefers calm., it was not the unr…

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The quality of being wayward (= doing only what you want, in a way that is difficult to control)

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He was a man of professional brilliance but personal waywardness., denied a proper childhood and fa…