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Insubordination is the act of willfully disobeying a lawful order of one's superior. It is generally a punishable offense in hierarchical organizations such as the armed forces , which depend on people lower in the chain of command obeying orders.
The discipline was used by senior commanders in the Roman army to punish units or large groups guilty of capital offences, such as cowardice, mutiny, desertion, and insubordination, and for pacification of rebellious legions. The procedure was an attempt to balance the need to punish serious offences with the realities of managing a large group ...
"gekokujō". Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia.Vol. 1: A–L.Tokyo: Kodansha. 1993. p. 447. ISBN 4062064898. OCLC 76078619. Since the medieval period mid-12th–14th centuries) writers have used the term to describe a variety of situations in which established authority was being challenged from below, such as the coup plots and insubordination the 1930s (see February 26 Incident; Militarism).
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in an exclusive interview with Fox News, sounded off on USAID's "rank insubordination" shortly after proclaiming himself head of the embattled agency.
The acting deputy attorney general accused FBI leadership of “insubordination” by refusing to identify a “core team” of bureau employees who worked on January 6 investigations, while ...
The term is commonly used for insubordination by members of the military against an officer or superior, but it can also sometimes mean any type of rebellion against any force. Mutiny does not necessarily need to refer to a military force and can describe a political, economic, or power structure in which subordinates defy superiors.
Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) pushed back on the “illegal” maneuver at a conference outside the agency.
Intentionally, without lawful excuse, or recklessly doing an act when flying, or in relation to, an aircraft that may or does cause injury or loss of life; No No Life imprisonment 33 Dangerous flying Negligently doing an act when flying, or in relation to, an aircraft that may or does cause injury or loss of life; No No Two years' imprisonment 34