Disobedience
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DISOBEDIENCE. The want of submission to the orders of a superior.
2. In the army, disobedience is a misdemeanor.
3. For disobedience to parents, children may be punished; and
apprentices may be imprisoned for disobedience to the lawful commands of
their master. Vide Correction.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.