breach
noun
a failure to follow a law or rule
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Disobedience and failure to cooperate
insubordination
noun
behaviour in which you refuse to obey or show respect for someone who has authority over you
non-cooperation
noun
a policy of not doing the things that someone wants you to do, especially as a type of protest
defaulter
noun
infringement
noun
rebelliousness
noun
against someone’s wishes/advice
if someone does something against your wishes/advice, they do it even though you do not want them to do it/advise them not to do it
in default
the position of someone who has not done something that they were officially ordered to do
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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