Insubordination's the act of a subordinate deliberately disobeying a lawful order from someone in charge of them. Refusing to perform an action that's unethical or illegal isn't insubordination. Refusing to perform an action that isn't within the scope of authority of the person issuing the order isn't insubordination. Insubordination's typically a punishable offense in hierarchical organizations which depend on people lower in the chain of command to do as they're told. Military The concept of… (More on Insubordination)