Neutrality /(?)/
Neu·tral·i·ty
Neutrality
n.
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The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; indifference.
Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects.
- Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad. [Obs.]
- The quality or state of being neutral. See Neutral, a., 4. (Chem.)
- The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers. (International Law)
- Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.
Phrases & Compounds
- Armed neutrality
- the condition of a neutral power, in time of war, which holds itself ready to resist by force any aggression of either belligerent.