purposely disobeying a rule to show how ridiculous/unjust it is
I think that’s civil disobedience, the definition for protest is below:
protest /prə-tĕst′, prō-, prō′tĕst″/
To express a strong objection to (something).
“protest a job assignment.”
To participate in a public demonstration in opposition to (something): synonym: object.
Civil disobedience can happen at a protest, but the protest itself isnt the same.
Civil disobedience is the active and professed refusal of a citizen to obey certain laws, demands, orders, or commands of a government (or any other authority).
I think that’s civil disobedience, the definition for protest is below:
Civil disobedience can happen at a protest, but the protest itself isnt the same.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_disobedience
At that makes sense. Thanks for the clarification! I was definitely confusing the two.