Nonresistance n. The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without opposition.
... public officials and political leaders were inclined to a policy of nonresistance. General Wood was urged to surrender the city and avoid the horrors of bombardment; but the commander replied that his first duty was to defend the territory of the United States, and that every day he could keep the enemy isolated ... — The Conquest of America - A Romance of Disaster and Victory • Cleveland Moffett
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