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disobedience in English:

1. obey


Obey thyself.
We obey our parents because we honor them and we love them.
Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.
Although I broke test tubes and played about with chemicals for fun, I did occasionally manage to obey the teacher's instructions as well; repeating experiments that others had long ago undertaken.
He went so far as to hit the girl to make her obey his orders.
As young pupils we had to obey many rules at school.
Only the children still obey me./We were trained to obey orders
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If you don’t obey the law, you risk going to prison.
they expect to be obeyed by their children and do not care about their opinions and feelings
A referee or umpire is an official who makes the players obey the rules.
He called the dog off and it immediately obeyed. Drivers are not obeying the new traffic laws.
When the police compel you to obey speed limits or else get a ticket, this is an example of a situation where the police enforce the law.
You have a cat in my flat? Oh Helen, why can't you ever obey the rules

English word "disobedience"(obey) occurs in sets:

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2. civil


We cannot rule out the possibility that civil war will break out in that country.
If it had not been for civil war, they would be wealthy now.
Martin Luther King Jr. fought for civil rights for African-Americans by teaching nonviolence.
The fight for civil rights in the United States started in 1954, when the government said school had to be open to everyone.
He's a civil engineer.
Civil wars are occurring in many countries.
To his valour he added a most exquisite genius and understanding, grandeur of mind, and a capacity equally turned for military or civil affairs.
Many American high-school students do not know that the Civil War took place between 1861 and 1865.
What sort of current affairs appear in the civil service examination?
The civil rights movement leads to a dream.
While the civil war went on, the country was in a state of anarchy.
The defendant is being accused of a litany of criminal and civil offenses.
The institutions shall maintain an open, transparent and regular dialogue with representative associations and civil society.3.
John’s not very civil today. I don’t know what’s wrong with him.