civil disobedience civil defense • civil engineer · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · civil disobedience · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 18 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination). Synonyms: civil disobedience. Example: "Thoreau wrote a famous essay justifying civil disobedience." · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 b latin small letter b U+0062 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F s latin small letter s U+0073 v latin small letter v U+0076