Definition of sit-in Sit-in
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What does sit-in mean?
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| sit-in - a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move | ||
| civil disobedience a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination); "Thoreau wrote a famous essay justifying civil disobedience" | ||
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Wikipedia 
- A sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more persons nonviolently occupying an area for a protest.
