"As night approached, it proving impossible to quell her insubordination by
rebuke or threats of punishment, Master Brackett, the jailor, thought fit to
introduce a physician."
Bantam Classic
ch.4 p.65
I think this word means not submitting to or obeying authority.
A synonym to this word would be defiant.
ReplyDeleteInsubordination is a word I have heard when talking about lawyers or court.
ReplyDeleteDictionary.com says
"is typically a punishable offense in hierarchical organizations which depend on people lower in the chain of command doing as they are told"