non·bel·lig·er·ent
ˌnän-bə-ˈlij-rənt
-ˈli-jə-
: not belligerent: such as
a
: not waging war
nonbelligerent countries
b
: not hostile or combative
a nonbelligerent attitude
nonbelligerency
ˌnän-bə-ˈlij-rən(t)-sē
noun
-ˈli-jə-
or less commonly nonbelligerence
ˌnän-bə-ˈlij-rən(t)s
-ˈli-jə-
a nonbelligerency agreement
: a nonbelligerent country
specifically
: a country that refrains from direct participation in a war but openly favors and usually gives aid in varying degree and kind to one of the belligerents
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