non|in|ter|ven|tion

non|in|ter|ven|tion
non|in|ter|ven|tion «NON ihn tuhr vehnsmh>shuhn», noun.
1. failure or refusal to intervene.
2. the systematic avoidance of any interference by a nation in the affairs of other nations or of its own states, provinces, or the like. SYNONYM(S): neutrality.

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