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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Democrats in Congress want Biden to issue clemency to death row inmates and nonviolent offenders.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
Congressional Democrats are urging the president to grant clemency to nonviolent offenders and inmates who are on death row.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
More recently, Barack Obama commuted the sentences of nonviolent drug offenders to rectify systemic injustices in the criminal justice system.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
The measure partly rolls back a law passed by voters in 2014 that downgraded several nonviolent crimes to misdemeanors, including theft under $950 in value and some drug offenses.
—David A. Lieb, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
Congressional Democrats are urging the president to grant clemency to nonviolent offenders and inmates who are on death row.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
More recently, Barack Obama commuted the sentences of nonviolent drug offenders to rectify systemic injustices in the criminal justice system.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
The measure partly rolls back a law passed by voters in 2014 that downgraded several nonviolent crimes to misdemeanors, including theft under $950 in value and some drug offenses.
—David A. Lieb, Fortune, 6 Nov. 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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