nonintervention

[ non-in-ter-ven-shuh n ]
/ ˌnɒn ɪn tərˈvɛn ʃən /
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noun

abstention by a nation from interference in the affairs of other nations or in those of its own political subdivisions.
failure or refusal to intervene.

Origin of nonintervention

First recorded in 1820–30; non- + intervention

OTHER WORDS FROM nonintervention

non·in·ter·ven·tion·al, adjective non·in·ter·ven·tion·al·ist, noun non·in·ter·ven·tion·ism, noun non·in·ter·ven·tion·ist, noun, adjective

Words nearby nonintervention

noninertial frame, nonintellectual, nonintercourse, nonintercourse act, noninterference, nonintervention, noninvasive, nonionic detergent, noniron, nonisolated proteinuria, nonissue

Words related to nonintervention

isolationism, noninterference, liberalism, inaction, indifference, latitude, neutrality, individualism, permissiveness, laissez-faire

Example sentences from the Web for nonintervention

  • Here at the Antipodes we have founded a democracy, and in a democracy the government motto should be nonintervention.

    Recollections |David Christie Murray

British Dictionary definitions for nonintervention

nonintervention
/ (ˌnɒnɪntəˈvɛnʃən) /

noun

refusal to intervene, esp the abstention by a state from intervening in the affairs of other states or in its own internal disputes

Derived forms of nonintervention

noninterventional, adjective noninterventionist, noun, adjective