a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination);
"Thoreau wrote a famous essay justifying civil disobedience"
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Civil disobedience has its place in history and will probably shape our future. 温和抵抗已经在历史中有他的一席之地，并且会改变我们的未来。
As far as administrative law is concerned, right of mild resistance refers to the resistance and disobedience to void administrative actions. 行政法层面上的温和抵抗权是指行政相对人所拥有的对无效行政行为进行抵制和不服从的权利。
