GERMAN · C2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

der zivile Ungehorsam

civil disobedience (public, usually nonviolent refusal to obey certain laws or orders as a form of political or moral protest)

Ob ziviler Ungehorsam in diesem Fall gerechtfertigt sei, diskutierten wir lange, ohne uns über die Grenzen eines legitimen Protests einig zu werden.

We discussed at length whether civil disobedience was justified in this case, without agreeing on the limits of legitimate protest.

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