OXFORDによると civil diso'bedience noun[U] refusal by a large group of people to obey particular laws or pay taxes, usually as a form of peaceful political protest
WIKIによると、 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_disobedience Civil disobedience is the active refusal to obey certain laws, demands and commands of a government, or of an occupying power, without resorting to physical violence. It is one of the primary tactics of nonviolent resistance. In its most nonviolent form (known as ahimsa or satyagraha) it could be said that it is compassion in the form of respectful disagreement.