insubordination

(noun)

The quality of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority.

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Examples of insubordination in the following topics:

  • Employee Dismissal

    • Gross misconduct offenses, such as violence, serious negligence, repeated insubordination, fraud in the job application process (whenever it is discovered), harassment of co-workers, or drug use at work are grounds for immediate dismissal.

  • The Death Penality

    • In militaries around the world courts, martial have imposed death sentences for offenses, such as cowardice, desertion, insubordination, and mutiny.

  • Terminations

    • This can be for many reasons, including: incompetence, misconduct, insubordination or "attitude. "

  • Ballinger and Pinchot

    • Taft consulted with Attorney General George Wickersham before issuing a public letter in September, exonerating Ballinger and authorizing the dismissal of Glavis on grounds of insubordination.

  • Civil Liberties in Wartime

    • This wide characterization of crimes included activities such as inciting insubordination, disloyalty or mutiny, refusal to serve in the armed forces, or interfering with military recruitment operations.

  • Conclusion: The Legacy of WWI

    • This wide characterization of crimes included activities such as inciting insubordination, disloyalty or mutiny, refusal to serve in the armed forces, or interfering with military recruitment operations.