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neutrality

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Neutrality  \Neu*tral"i*ty\,  n.  [Cf.  F.  neutralit['e].] 
  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.  --Addison. 
 
  2.  Indifference  in  quality;  a  state  neither  very  good  nor 
  bad  [Obs.]  --Donne. 
 
  3.  (Chem.)  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. 
 
  {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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  neutrality 
  n  1:  nonparticipation  in  a  dispute  or  war 
  2:  tolerance  attributable  to  a  lack  of  involvement  [syn:  {disinterest}] 
  3:  pH  value  of  7




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