nonaggression
Americannoun
adjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of nonaggression
First recorded in 1900–05; non- + aggression
Example Sentences
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WSJ Analysis The U.S. plan rests on a series of promises by Russia, including legislating in its parliament a policy of non-aggression towards Europe and Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
We are dedicated to the principle of non-aggression and to peaceful solutions to conflict.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024
The weakening of the left between 1939-41 because of the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact is an example of something we certainly don’t want to happen in the present-day world.
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2023
Under a non-aggression pact signed in 1939 just before the outbreak of World War Two, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union carved Poland up between them.
From Reuters • May 23, 2022
Its non-aggression suggested an opportunity for the Confederates, and I ordered McLaws and Walker to prepare to assault.
From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by Longstreet, James
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