civ·il dis·o·be·di·ence
<table class="ts"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;color:#666" valign="top" width="80px">Noun:</td><td style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px" valign="top"><table class="ts"><tbody><tr><td>The
refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>