Neutrality
Neutrality , noun
[Compare French neutralité.]
1.
The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; indifference.
Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects.
2.
Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad. [Obsolete] — Donne
3.
(Chemistry) The quality or state of being neutral. See Neutral, a., 4.
4.
(International Law) The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.
5.
Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.
Collocations (1)
Armed neutrality , the condition of a neutral power, in time of war, which holds itself ready to resist by force any aggression of either belligerent.