nonviolent
adjective
non·vi·o·lent
ˌnän-ˈvī-ə-lənt 
: abstaining or free from violence
nonviolently
adverb
Examples of nonviolent in a Sentence
He argued that nonviolent drug offenders should receive shorter sentences.
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Proposition 47 reduced the number of people serving prison sentences for nonviolent theft and drug offenses, and redirected millions of dollars each year into anti-recidivism programs.
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Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Back on Track Harris launched Back on Track, an anti-recidivism program for nonviolent, first-time offenders, soon after becoming district attorney.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
The Flinn Foundation has partnered with Wayne State University's Center for Behavioral Health and Justice, local judges and criminal justice officials to offer alternatives to jail time in Wayne County, such as mental support for people charged with nonviolent misdemeanors.
—Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
But whether Martin Luther King was nonviolent or not, segregation was wrong.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
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Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Back on Track Harris launched Back on Track, an anti-recidivism program for nonviolent, first-time offenders, soon after becoming district attorney.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
The Flinn Foundation has partnered with Wayne State University's Center for Behavioral Health and Justice, local judges and criminal justice officials to offer alternatives to jail time in Wayne County, such as mental support for people charged with nonviolent misdemeanors.
—Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
But whether Martin Luther King was nonviolent or not, segregation was wrong.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
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nonviolent
adjective
non·vi·o·lent
(ˈ)nän-ˈvī-ə-lənt
1
: not using violence : peaceful
2
: of, relating to, or marked by nonviolence
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