• defiance of the international community – вызов международному сообществу
См. также: deferred income, deferral period, deflator, deficiency of calcium
Two years before, Gandhi had embarked on his most striking protest against British rule: the Salt March, in defiance of a government monopoly on salt which provided about three per cent of the raj's revenue. (The Telegraph)
Members of the student-led movement have gathered in defiance of an order banning protests and want Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha - a former army chief who seized power in a 2014 coup - to resign. (BBC News)
Rampages have erupted across Hong Kong as demonstrators in defiance of a new mask ban attacked Chinese bank outlets, vandalised subway stations and set street fires, prompting police to respond with tear gas. (Daily Mail)
But it’s one thing to have faith in one’s own abilities; quite another to persist in a certain path in defiance of all the evidence, which is precisely what she has done since she took office. (Daily Mail)
• defiance
