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View definitions for disobeyed

disobeyed

adjective as in broken

adjective as in unheeded

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The recalls were issued because the system was programmed to run stop signs at slow speeds and because the system disobeyed other traffic laws.

Witnesses were also also expected to say he “personally shot and killed two people — a rival cartel member, and a subordinate who disobeyed orders.”

It's probable that many of them, staying true to the healthy medieval tradition of popular resistance against unjust laws, disobeyed Philip's ordinance, preferring to risk a fine than guarantee their own ruin.

From Salon

“She felt that if she disobeyed him, he would take away her dreams of pursuing a career in this world,” the suit contended.

"No child should ever turn blue unless they disobeyed Mr. Wonka's clear instructions about not trying the chewing gum and now only suffering the only slightly disproportionate consequences," Oliver joked.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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