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Definition of "nonaggression" []

  • Lack of intention to show aggression against a foreign government or nation. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nonaggression" in a sentence
  • "Guzman was the first to break a nonaggression pact reached by Mexico's top cartels several years ago to wrest smuggling routes through the northern state of Chihuahua from the Juarez cartel, according to one of his former allies, Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez."
  • "That is to say, whether the organization can remain true to its understanding of Islamic law and God's word and yet enter into a long-term nonaggression treaty with Israel."
  • "The president has refused to negotiate a so-called nonaggression pact with North Korea, but bush officials say that they hope with other parties involved, North Korea's neighbors, there's more of a chance that they will abide by this pact as opposed to what they have done with others, like in 1994, they essentially broke the pact according to Bush officials."