nonintervention
[ non-in-ter-ven-shuh n ]
/ ˌnɒn ɪn tərˈvɛn ʃən /
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, adjectiveWords nearby nonintervention
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