Definition of nonviolent
:abstaining or free from violence
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Examples of nonviolent in a Sentence
He argued that nonviolent drug offenders should receive shorter sentences.
Recent Examples of nonviolent from the Web
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Many experts and police officials oppose shocking people who flee after minor or nonviolent crimes.
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The film does a particularly good job of pointing out that many of the folks on the street were there to raise their voices in nonviolent protest — but were apparently overlooked by media outlets focused on pandemonium.
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Several National Review contributors have called for criminal-justice reform, with a particular focus on unduly harsh sentences for nonviolent offenders and the nightmare of civil-asset forfeiture without due process.
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He was overcome by the audio aspect of the exhibit, which helps guests experience the brutal harassment endured during the nonviolent protests that Lewis often led.
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The department tightened the policy so officers could not chase for misdemeanor offenses, such as drug possession, or nonviolent felonies, such as burglary.
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The book argues strongly against the notion that our vast and indefensible prison-industrial complex was deliberately created by an explicitly racist war on drugs that swept up nonviolent drug offenders, primarily black, from the 1980s on.
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As part of their efforts, Milwaukee prosecutors are looking for alternatives to prison for nonviolent offenders.
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Sheriff Moats is recommending that the six inmates, who are all nonviolent offenders, receive reduced sentences for their good deed.
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First Known Use of nonviolent
1905
nonviolent Synonyms
Synonyms
peaceful, peaceableAntonyms
forced, violentRelated Words
bloodless; conciliatory, irenic, pacific, peacemaking; nonbelligerent, unaggressive, unassertive; appeasing, conciliating, mollifying, pacifying, placating; calming, quieting, soothingNear Antonyms
armed, martial, militant, military, warlike; aggressive, assertive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, quarrelsome; antagonistic, argumentative, fierce, gladiatorial, hostile; tempestuous, volcanicNONVIOLENT Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of nonviolent for English Language Learners
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: not using or involving violence
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