nonbelligerency

[ non-buh-lij-er-uhn-see ]

noun

1. the state or status of not participating in a war.
2. the status or policy of a nation that does not participate openly in a war but supports the cause of one of the belligerents.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonbelligerency¹

First recorded in 1935–40; non- + belligerency