nonresistance
noun
non·re·sis·tance
ˌnän-ri-ˈzi-stən(t)s 
: the principles or practice of passive submission to constituted authority even when unjust or oppressive
also
: the principle or practice of not resisting violence by force
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Based in Berlin, Ohio, CAM is supported and staffed by conservative Anabaptists, a range of Mennonite, Amish and related groups whose hallmarks include nonresistance to evil, plain dress and separation from mainstream society.
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Garrison was convinced that only apolitical nonresistance could end slavery.
—Lydia Moland, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2022
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Peter Smith, ajc, 20 Dec. 2021
Garrison was convinced that only apolitical nonresistance could end slavery.
—Lydia Moland, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2022
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nonresistance
noun
non·re·sis·tance
ˌnän-ri-ˈzis-tən(t)s
: the policy or practice of yielding to authority even when unjust or cruel
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