nonbelligerency

noun

non·​belligerency "+ 

1

: the status of not being at war : the status of not being a belligerent

2

: the status or attitude of a country that refrains from direct participation in a war but openly favors and usually gives unneutral aid in varying degree and kind to one of the belligerents

after the fall of France the United States shifted to nonbelligerency and intervention

—A. P. Whitaker

Word History

Etymology

non- entry 1 + belligerency

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Rhymes for nonbelligerency

• belligerency