The act of rebelling; open and avowed renunciation of the authority of the government to which one owes obedience, and resistance to its officers and laws, either by levying war, or by aiding others to do so; an organized uprising of subjects for the purpose of coercing or overthrowing their lawful ruler or government by force; revolt; insurrection.
Open resistance to, or defiance of, lawful authority.
Open, organized, widespread efforts to overthrow the government. A more serious threat than an insurrection.
disobedience against God; resistant or unwilling to submit to the authority of God and man.
a collective will to overthrow an oppressive order
an armed resistance to an established
an organized revolt or resistance against people in power, in this case against the people who run Mercy House
an uprising against a government or people in power
when people fight against their government
Organized, armed, open resistance to the authority or government in power.
Open and organised resistance to authority.
A revolt against the government that is in power. Often a rebellion involves combat between the government's army and the rebels who have organized to fight the government.
an organized attempt by rebels to overthrow the lawful government by acts of violence.
a fight against your rulers.
A rebellion is, in the most general sense, a refusal to accept authority. It may therefore be seen as encompassing a range of behaviours from civil disobedience to a violent organized attempt to destroy established authority. It is often used in reference to armed resistance against an established government, but can also refer to mass nonviolent resistance movements.