non-obediencen.
/ˌnɒnə(ʊ)ˈbiːdɪəns/, U.S. /ˌnɑnəˈbidi(ə)ns/ Failure or refusal to obey.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > [noun] > disobedience
unhersomenesseOE
inobediencec1230
unobeisancea1382
inobeisance1382
unobediencec1384
disobeisance1393
disobedience?a1400
non-obeisance1447
non-observance1453
inobediency?a1475
disobediency1580
non-obedience1582
recusancy1597
tergiversation1676
1582 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1880) 1st Ser. III. 469 For allegit non-obedience thairof.
1650 A. Ascham Reply to Paper of Dr. Sandersons 10 Non-obedience can expect nothing but non-protection.
1665 J. Crowne Pandion & Amphigenia ii. 270 A Power attained by violence, is not a Power to rule..; the multitude..not obliged to obedience, any farther than as their Non-obedience may turn to their destruction.
1847 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Non-obedience, neglect of obedience.
1853 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) May 161 The distinction between a refusal to obey law, and violence offered to its execution, between non-obedience and forcible resistance.
1884 Law Rep.: Probate Div. 9 52 The petitioner asked for an attachment against the respondent for such non-obedience.
1915 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 26 28 Much the same conditions..are required for preserving liberty by passive non-obedience as are required for success in an armed conflict.
1995 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 13 Mar. 14 Non-obedience to UN resolutions can constitute a casus belli in the case of Iran.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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