direct action

noun2

1. •
   A form of political activism in which participants act illegally, ignoring established democratic procedures. It may take the form of strikes, workplace occupations, sabotage, sit-ins, squatting, revolutionary/guerrilla warfare, demonstrations, vandalism or graffiti.

   • It should be easy enough to see why anarchists have always been drawn to direct action. — 2009
2. •
   Small-scale raids, ambushes, sabotage, etc. carried out by the military.