nonviolent
adjective
non·vi·o·lent
ˌnän-ˈvī-ə-lənt 
: abstaining or free from violence
nonviolently
adverb
Examples of nonviolent in a Sentence
He argued that nonviolent drug offenders should receive shorter sentences.
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Last session, a very similar House bill that would’ve helped 32 nonviolent prisoners ― about 0.1% of the state's adult prison population ― died without a hearing.
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The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Proposition 47, a sweeping referendum approved by 59 percent of California voters in 2014, reclassified most nonviolent crimes involving property or drugs from felonies to misdemeanors.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
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The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Proposition 47, a sweeping referendum approved by 59 percent of California voters in 2014, reclassified most nonviolent crimes involving property or drugs from felonies to misdemeanors.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
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nonviolent
adjective
non·vi·o·lent
(ˈ)nän-ˈvī-ə-lənt
1
: not using violence : peaceful
2
: of, relating to, or marked by nonviolence
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