as in peaceful
not involving violence or force
nonviolent protests
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The latest immigration news: Authorities made close to 1,200 arrests on Sunday, according to ICE data, though 48% of the people arrested appear to be nonviolent offenders or people who have not committed any criminal offense other than crossing the border.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
State governments can use this framework to launch funding programs for any type of business, providing grants to people with prior nonviolent drug convictions.
—Summer Westerbur, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
Although the criminal offenses were nonviolent in nature, the judge who sentenced Ulbricht took into account multiple deaths attributable to drugs bought through the Silk Road.
—Sarah Jeong, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2025
Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham — free to move about while Adra’s movements are constricted — takes this nonviolent fight to a wider platform.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
State governments can use this framework to launch funding programs for any type of business, providing grants to people with prior nonviolent drug convictions.
—Summer Westerbur, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
Although the criminal offenses were nonviolent in nature, the judge who sentenced Ulbricht took into account multiple deaths attributable to drugs bought through the Silk Road.
—Sarah Jeong, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2025
Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham — free to move about while Adra’s movements are constricted — takes this nonviolent fight to a wider platform.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Nonviolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonviolent. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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