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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Last week, Biden commuted the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and pardoned 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes, marking the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.
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Jonathan Mattise The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Listen to this article Loading your audio article President Joe Biden’s recent decision to grant clemency to nearly 1,500 Americans and pardon 39 individuals convicted of nonviolent crimes has stirred controversy across the political spectrum.
—Emma Withrow, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
President Joe Biden extended clemency to an unprecedented number of people Thursday, granting pardons to 39 people convicted of nonviolent crimes and commuting the sentences of another 1,499.
—Javier Zarracina, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Of those, five were convicted in Middle Tennessee and had been serving sentences for nonviolent drug crimes.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 13 Dec. 2024
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Jonathan Mattise The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Listen to this article Loading your audio article President Joe Biden’s recent decision to grant clemency to nearly 1,500 Americans and pardon 39 individuals convicted of nonviolent crimes has stirred controversy across the political spectrum.
—Emma Withrow, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
President Joe Biden extended clemency to an unprecedented number of people Thursday, granting pardons to 39 people convicted of nonviolent crimes and commuting the sentences of another 1,499.
—Javier Zarracina, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Of those, five were convicted in Middle Tennessee and had been serving sentences for nonviolent drug crimes.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Nonviolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonviolent. Accessed 31 Dec. 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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