recusancy vs direct action

recusancy and direct action both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recusancy	Yes	No	No	No
direct action	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, direct action is a hypernym of recusancy; that is, direct action is a word with a broader meaning than recusancy:

recusancy: refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England
direct action: a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands

recusancy (noun)	direct action (noun)
refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England	a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands