non-violent

adj

Etymology

From non- + violent.

  1. derived from violentus
  2. derived from violent
  3. inherited from violent
  4. prefixed as non-violent — “non + violent

Definitions

  1. Of a deed, event etc., without violence.

  2. Of a person or movement, opposed to violence.

    • The measure asked Gov. Ronald Reagan to declare April 4 Martin Luther King Jr. day as a memorial to "the nation's leading advocate of loving non-violent action."
  3. Of a convict, sentenced for a crime that did not involve violence.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA