nonbelligerency

American  

[non-buh-lij-er-uhn-see] / ˌnɒn bəˈlɪdʒ ər ən si /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of nonbelligerency

First recorded in 1935–40; non- + belligerency

Example Sentences

Kissinger felt that this could have satisfied Israel's requirements of nonbelligerency, even though the Israelis feared a Soviet use of the veto in the United Nations Security Council.

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We accept the conditions for peace that have been laid down�recognition of Israel, nonbelligerency, Israel's right to exist within recognized borders, and our willingness to make and support a final peace.

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The diplomatic problem, as Kissinger has pointed out to the Israelis, is that Sadat cannot make a nonbelligerency commitment without running the danger of alienating his Arab allies.

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There was a strong feeling in Washington that Sadat had had sound legal and political reasons for withholding the pledge of nonbelligerency that Israel demanded in return for major territorial concessions in the Sinai.

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Because common markets make not only for general prosperity but also for the kind of comity and nonbelligerency that flow naturally from uncoerced commercial relations.

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