Insubordination \In`sub*or`di*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. insubordination.] The quality of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority.
The 33-year-old Ms. Shurtleff was fired in July 1985 for insubordination after refusing to work with another member of the test crew.
"Many of the so-called `infractions' were very minor, such as curfew violations, insubordination, and misuse of telephone that could have no conceivable tie to suspected KGB activity," the corps said in a statement.
The University of Michigan fired him for insubordination and blacklited him, he says.
Workers suddenly faced dismissal for insubordination or inebriation, or suspension for lesser infractions like spending long periods in the coffee line or the bathroom.
A renegade colonel who led a 1988 barracks revolt was arrested Monday for insubordination because of a letter he wrote to President Carlos Menem.
The state Employee Grievance Board has upheld the firing of a math teacher who lost his job following charges of insubordination because he wouldn't wear a tie and dress pants to class.
Its commander is said to have been arrested for insubordination.
Since then, the government has imprisoned or discharged dozens of soldiers for alleged insubordination.
Banter was tolerated short of insubordination and jocks knew where the line was drawn.
Seineldin's letter instead was considered insubordination.
"If you challenge a rule that is in effect unlawful, it's not insubordination," said Kopleman.
The Mason County board suspended Webb three times last fall, accusing him of insubordination for violating a dress code requiring male teachers to wear dress pants and ties.
Ex-Ambassador Lauder, now campaigning for mayor in New York City, said Bloch was transferred to Washington from Vienna because of insubordination.
These conflicts can provoke more terminations, she says, because a flight attendant who refuses to clean the plane risks getting fired for insubordination.