non·ag·gres·sion

non·ag·gres·sion
/ˌnɑːnəˈgrɛʃən/ noun [noncount]
: a situation in which countries promise that they will not attack each other

a policy of nonaggression

The countries have signed a nonaggression treaty/pact. [=a formal agreement between countries to not attack each other]


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