Civil disobedience is the deliberate, public, and usually non-violent breaking of a law to protest an injustice. Participants typically accept the legal consequences in order to draw attention to the cause and pressure authorities to change.

Legitimacy refers to the perceived justification or acceptability of an action, decision, or institution.

The absence of direct violence or armed conflict, without addressing underlying structural causes. Associated with Johan Galtung's framework, negative peace describes situations like ceasefires or deterrence where fighting has stopped but root causes of conflict remain unresolved.

Non-violence is the absence of physical violence and the use of peaceful methods to resist injustice or bring about change. It usually involves actions such as protest, boycott, civil disobedience, and refusal to cooperate, rather than physical force.

The presence of social justice, equality, and conditions that address the root causes of conflict. Goes beyond the mere absence of war to include well-functioning government, equitable distribution of resources, free flow of information, and respect for human rights. Developed by Johan Galtung as the counterpart to negative peace.

The organized opposition against another party.

The deliberate destruction of property to weaken an opponent.