Not to obey; to neglect or refuse to obey (a superior or his commands, the laws, etc.); to transgress the commands of (one in authority); to violate, as an order; as, refractory children disobey their parents; men disobey their Maker and the laws. Not to disobey her lord's behest. Tennyson.
To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be disobedient. He durst not know how to disobey. Sir P. Sidney.
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