non-aggressionn.

Brit.

/ˌnɒnəˈɡrɛʃn/, U.S.

/ˌnɑnəˈɡrɛʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, aggression n.

Etymology: < non- prefix + aggression n.

Lack of or restraint from aggression, esp. on the part of nations, governments, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > peace > pacific character or disposition > [noun]

peaceableness1530

pacificity1800

non-aggression1846

unwarlikeness1864

1846 A. Ballou Christian Non-resistance iv. 112 The question is, whether we shall preach non-resistance to the good, as well as non-aggression to the bad.

1853 Guardian 5 Jan. 9/1 Any amount of guarantee which Mr. Gladstone may have taken in accepting Office under the new Government, for non-aggression upon the Church of England,..is absolutely valueless when weighed against the fact of the Coalition.

1865 H. Spencer Social Statics (new ed.) 298 In an ideal state the law of non-aggression is obeyed by all;..whereas in such a state the law of non-resistance necessarily becomes a dead letter.

1903 J. Morley Life Gladstone III. x. viii. 508 Then he would go on—..‘My name stands in Europe as a symbol of the policy of peace, moderation, and non-aggression.’

1925 A. Toynbee Surv. Internat. Affairs 1920–23 31 Mr. Lloyd George broached to the French delegation his project for a Pact of Non-aggression.

1955 Ann. Reg. 1954 106 The two countries [sc. India and China] based their relationship on..mutual non-aggression.

1975 tr. J. Néré Foreign Policy France 1914–45 xi. 156 The signing of pacts of non-aggression with her neighbours had been a basic element of Russia's policy since 1922.

2008 Y. Shenkman tr. Y. Harkabi Nucl. War & Nucl. Peace xii. 221 Even if a pact of non-aggression is considered primarily a political matter, it may also be viewed as an arms control measure.

Compounds

General attributive, as non-aggression accord, non-aggression pact, non-aggression treaty.

ΚΠ

1922 Amer. Rev. of Reviews June 602/2 The main purpose of the non-aggression pact was to promote demobilization.

1935 Ann. Reg. 1934 [217] The Polish Ambassador in Moscow signed a Protocol extending the Non-Aggression Pact between the two countries till December 31, 1945.

1941 A. Koestler Scum of Earth 19 The classical form for non-aggression treaties had been so far to promise neutrality.

1989 Third Text Summer 94 The two sovereign States, Israel and Palestine, will sign a peace treaty and a non-aggression accord between themselves.

2003 S. Salzmann Great Brit., Germany, & Soviet Union xi. 155 The German-Polish non-aggression pact was the move least expected from Hitler's ultra-right-wing nationalist Germany.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-aggression
释义	non-aggressionn. Brit. /ˌnɒnəˈɡrɛʃn/, U.S. /ˌnɑnəˈɡrɛʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, aggression n. Etymology: < non- prefix + aggression n. Lack of or restraint from aggression, esp. on the part of nations, governments, etc. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > peace > pacific character or disposition > [noun] peaceableness1530 pacificity1800 non-aggression1846 unwarlikeness1864 1846 A. Ballou Christian Non-resistance iv. 112 The question is, whether we shall preach non-resistance to the good, as well as non-aggression to the bad. 1853 Guardian 5 Jan. 9/1 Any amount of guarantee which Mr. Gladstone may have taken in accepting Office under the new Government, for non-aggression upon the Church of England,..is absolutely valueless when weighed against the fact of the Coalition. 1865 H. Spencer Social Statics (new ed.) 298 In an ideal state the law of non-aggression is obeyed by all;..whereas in such a state the law of non-resistance necessarily becomes a dead letter. 1903 J. Morley Life Gladstone III. x. viii. 508 Then he would go on—..‘My name stands in Europe as a symbol of the policy of peace, moderation, and non-aggression.’ 1925 A. Toynbee Surv. Internat. Affairs 1920–23 31 Mr. Lloyd George broached to the French delegation his project for a Pact of Non-aggression. 1955 Ann. Reg. 1954 106 The two countries [sc. India and China] based their relationship on..mutual non-aggression. 1975 tr. J. Néré Foreign Policy France 1914–45 xi. 156 The signing of pacts of non-aggression with her neighbours had been a basic element of Russia's policy since 1922. 2008 Y. Shenkman tr. Y. Harkabi Nucl. War & Nucl. Peace xii. 221 Even if a pact of non-aggression is considered primarily a political matter, it may also be viewed as an arms control measure. Compounds General attributive, as non-aggression accord, non-aggression pact, non-aggression treaty. ΚΠ 1922 Amer. Rev. of Reviews June 602/2 The main purpose of the non-aggression pact was to promote demobilization. 1935 Ann. Reg. 1934 [217] The Polish Ambassador in Moscow signed a Protocol extending the Non-Aggression Pact between the two countries till December 31, 1945. 1941 A. Koestler Scum of Earth 19 The classical form for non-aggression treaties had been so far to promise neutrality. 1989 Third Text Summer 94 The two sovereign States, Israel and Palestine, will sign a peace treaty and a non-aggression accord between themselves. 2003 S. Salzmann Great Brit., Germany, & Soviet Union xi. 155 The German-Polish non-aggression pact was the move least expected from Hitler's ultra-right-wing nationalist Germany. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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