define disobedience
civil disobedience - a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination); Thoreau wrote a famous essay justifying civil disobedience. direct action - a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands. sit-in - a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move. protest march - occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license.