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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
nonresistance
    n 1: group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against
         violence

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Nonresistance \Non`re*sist"ance\, n.
   The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive
   obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or
   violence without opposition.
   [1913 Webster]

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