nonviolent
adjective
non·vi·o·lent
ˌnän-ˈvī-ə-lənt 
: abstaining or free from violence
nonviolently
adverb
Examples of nonviolent in a Sentence
He argued that nonviolent drug offenders should receive shorter sentences.
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Her first legal success came when Kardashian successfully campaigned for the clemency of grandmother Alice Marie Johnson, who was sentenced to life in prison for a nonviolent offense.
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Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Exodus also runs mental health care mobile crisis response teams in North County that can respond to nonviolent incidents, including those involving unhoused residents.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
Coming down too hard — by denying degrees or leaving students with permanent arrest records — can seem too punitive a response to mostly nonviolent protests and could jeopardize the futures of the students the universities are supposed to mold into productive citizens.
—Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 4 June 2024
Dozens of young people who had been arrested for nonviolent crimes such as drug possession and theft had been given the chance to avoid jail time by attending a months-long rehabilitation course.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
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Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Exodus also runs mental health care mobile crisis response teams in North County that can respond to nonviolent incidents, including those involving unhoused residents.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
Coming down too hard — by denying degrees or leaving students with permanent arrest records — can seem too punitive a response to mostly nonviolent protests and could jeopardize the futures of the students the universities are supposed to mold into productive citizens.
—Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 4 June 2024
Dozens of young people who had been arrested for nonviolent crimes such as drug possession and theft had been given the chance to avoid jail time by attending a months-long rehabilitation course.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
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nonviolent
adjective
non·vi·o·lent
(ˈ)nän-ˈvī-ə-lənt
1
: not using violence : peaceful
2
: of, relating to, or marked by nonviolence
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