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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Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham — free to move about while Adra’s movements are constricted — takes this nonviolent fight to a wider platform.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
On Sunday, almost half of the people arrested, 48%, had nonviolent offenses on their record or were people who had not committed any offense.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
On January 19, Biden used his power to pardon Garvey and four others convicted of nonviolent offenses.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
For example, between 1980 and 1997, the number of incarcerations for nonviolent drug offenses went from 50,000 to 400,000.
—Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
On Sunday, almost half of the people arrested, 48%, had nonviolent offenses on their record or were people who had not committed any offense.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
On January 19, Biden used his power to pardon Garvey and four others convicted of nonviolent offenses.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
For example, between 1980 and 1997, the number of incarcerations for nonviolent drug offenses went from 50,000 to 400,000.
—Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2025
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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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