intelligent disobedience

noun

The skill of a service animal to deliberately disobey a command when the animal perceives that obeying would put the human in danger.

Meanings

nounintelligent disobedience (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe skill of a service animal to deliberately disobey a command when the animal perceives that obeying would put the human in danger.

Translations

French désobéissance intelligente
  • désobéissance intelligenteskill of a service animal to deliberately disobey a dangerous command
Italian disobbedienza intelligente
  • disobbedienza intelligenteskill of a service animal to deliberately disobey a dangerous command
Spanish desobediencia inteligente
  • desobediencia inteligenteskill of a service animal to deliberately disobey a dangerous command
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Chicago

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