nonbelligerency

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

/ ˌnɒn bəˈlɪdʒ ər ən si /

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noun

the state or status of not participating in a war.

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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Origin of nonbelligerency

First recorded in 1935–40; non- + belligerency

Words nearby nonbelligerency

nonattendance, nonbank, nonbearing, nonbeing, nonbeliever, nonbelligerency, nonbelligerent, nonbinary, nonbiological, nonbook, noncallable