In India, for instance, many lower-caste people had disobeyed the anti-conversion laws, and it had been impossible to punish everyone.
En Inde par exemple, un bon nombre de personnes appartenant à la caste inférieure a désobéi aux lois interdisant la conversion et il a été impossible de sanctionner chaque cas individuel.
Significant among other things is the answer a certain Emeritus gave to the Proconsul who asked him why on earth they had disobeyed the Emperor's severe orders.
La réponse, parmi d'autres, qu'un certain Eméritus donna au Proconsul qui lui demandait pourquoi ils avaient transgressé l'ordre sévère de l'empereur, est significative.
Before deciding that he would give his life over to serve his country, Mandela had disobeyed his family, who had appointed him to become, in the Xhosa community, privy councilor to the Thembu royal house, of which he was part.
Avant de décider qu'il consacrerait sa vie au service de son pays, Mandela avait désobéi à sa famille, qui l’avait désigné pour devenir, dans sa communauté Xhosa, conseiller de la famille royale Thembu dont il faisait partie.
Before deciding that he would give his life over to serve his country, Mandela had disobeyed his family, who had appointed him to become, in the Xhosa community, privy councilor to the Thembu royal house, of which he was part.
Avant de décider qu’il consacrerait sa vie au service de son pays, Mandela avait désobéi à sa famille, qui l’avait désigné pour devenir, dans sa communauté Xhosa, conseiller de la famille royale Thembu dont il faisait partie.
The king was wroth because his son the prince had disobeyed his orders.
Le roi était furieux parce que son fils, le prince, avait désobéi à ses ordres.
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