nonintrusion

noun

non·​intrusion

"+

: absence of intrusion : refusal to intrude

specifically : the principle historically upheld by the Church of Scotland that a minister may not be settled in a parish against the will of the people

nonintrusionism

-ˌnizəm

noun

nonintrusionist

-nə̇st

noun

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