nonresistance
nounThe practice or principle of complete obedience to authority even if unjust or arbitrary.
nounThe practice or principle of refusing to resort to force even in defense against violence.
nounThe absence of resistance; passive obedience: submission to authority, even if unjustly exercised, without physical opposition.
nounThe principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without opposition.
nounlack of
group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence
