HyperDic: sit-in

English > 1 sense of the word sit-in:
NOUNactsit-ina form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse / refuse to move
English > sit-in: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse / refuse to move.
Broadercivil disobedienceA group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination)
Spanishsentada, sit-in
Catalanseguda, sit-in, tancada
Verbssit inparticipate in an act of civil disobedience

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