nonintercourse

noun

non·​in·​ter·​course ˌnän-ˈin-tər-ˌkȯrs 

1

: something (such as physical contact) that is not sexual intercourse

—usually used before another noun

nonintercourse sex

2

: suspension or absence of dealings or relations

especially : suspension by one country of commercial relations with another

When Napoleon declared that French edicts against United States shipping would be lifted, Madison declared nonintercourse against Great Britain in March 1811.

—Mary Beth Norton et al.

Word History

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined at sense 2