The quality of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority.

defiance of authority

noun: disobedience or want of submission to authority

Insubordination is the act of a subordinate deliberately disobeying a lawful order. Insubordination is typically a punishable offence in hierarchical organizations which depend on people lower in the chain of command to do as they are told. The term does not cover behaviours like bad work ethics, voicing complaints, or refusing to perform an action that is not safe, ethical, or legal.

an insubordinate act