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nonretaliation

nonretaliation noun: lack of retaliation; failure to retaliate.

Noun

nonretaliation (uncountable)

  1. Lack of retaliation; failure to retaliate.

Origin of nonretaliation

From non- + retaliation.

Questions about nonretaliation

What does nonretaliation mean?
Nonretaliation means lack of retaliation; failure to retaliate.
What part of speech is nonretaliation?
Nonretaliation is a noun.

Words near nonretaliation in the dictionary

  1. nonretail
  2. nonretailer
  3. nonretailers
  4. nonretailing
  5. nonretained
  6. nonretaliation
  7. nonretaliatory
  8. nonretarded
  9. nonretention
  10. nonretentive
  11. nonreticence

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