nonbelligerency
Americannoun
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the state or status of not participating in a war.
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the status or policy of a nation that does not participate openly in a war but supports the cause of one of the belligerents.
Etymology
Origin of nonbelligerency
First recorded in 1935–40; non- + belligerency
Example Sentences
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At this point, Sadat cannot agree to a formal declaration of nonbelligerency, which Israel demands in return for withdrawing from the Mitla and Giddi passes and surrendering the Abu Rudeis oilfields in the Sinai desert.
From Time Magazine Archive
Kissinger is also urging the Israelis to consider new talks aimed at securing a pledge of nonbelligerency from Sadat.
From Time Magazine Archive
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.
From Time Magazine Archive
Kissinger was seeking to reconcile Egypt's demand for the recovery of occupied land with Israel's insistence on some form of nonbelligerency guarantee.
From Time Magazine Archive
The government's answer might be that it does in fact have a kind of declaration of nonbelligerency.
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