nonaggression

American  

[non-uh-gresh-uhn] / ˌnɒn əˈgrɛʃ ən /

noun

1. abstention from aggression, especially by a nation.

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adjective

1. of or relating to abstention from aggression.

   a nonaggression pact.

nonaggression British  

/ ˌnɒnəˈɡrɛʃən /

noun

1. 1. restraint of aggression, esp between states

   2. ( as modifier )

      a nonaggression pact

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Other Word Forms

• nonaggressive adjective
• nonaggressively adverb
• nonaggressiveness noun

Etymology

Origin of nonaggression

First recorded in 1900–05; non- + aggression

Example Sentences

Those included pausing Iranian enrichment of uranium for several years and forging a regional nonaggression pact in return for sanctions relief that could be phased in as Iran frees up the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

He will precede Beethoven’s Ninth with Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms” at the Bowl on Tuesday, optimistic works with calls for brotherhood, community and nonaggression coincidentally coming directly after a presidential debate.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024

MANILA, Philippines — Chinese and Southeast Asian diplomats renewed a vow to finalize a nonaggression pact for the South China Sea in three years, two regional diplomats said Thursday.

From Washington Times • Nov. 3, 2023

“It is a kind of nonaggression pact that we are seeing among the members of the coalition that is especially important when it comes to ideological positions,” Professor Schroeder, the political scientist, said.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2022

Just one week before Germany invaded Poland, Hitler and Stalin had signed a nonaggression pact, in which they agreed not to attack each other.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti