de·fi·ance 
/dɪˈfajəns/ noun
/dɪˈfajəns/ noun [noncount] : a refusal to obey something or someone : the act of defying someone or something
▪ acts of defiance — often + of ▪ He was jailed for his defiance of the law.
▪ acts of defiance — often + of ▪ He was jailed for his defiance of the law.
in defiance of
: against or despite the wishes, rules, or laws of (someone or something)
▪ The group is acting in defiance of a government order. ▪ She married him in defiance of her parents. ▪ The dancers leap in seeming defiance of the laws of gravity.
▪ The group is acting in defiance of a government order. ▪ She married him in defiance of her parents. ▪ The dancers leap in seeming defiance of the laws of gravity.
