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nonretaliatory

nonretaliatory adjective: not retaliatory.

Adjective

nonretaliatory (not comparable)

  1. Not retaliatory.
    • Tavern on the Green always has been and will continue to be committed to providing a safe, nondiscriminatory, nonretaliatory work environment for its employees, the vast majority of whom have been with the restaurant for more than a decade.”2008 June 3, Steven Greenhouse, “Tavern on the Green to Pay $2.2 Million to Settle Harassment Claim”, in New York Times

Origin of nonretaliatory

From non- + retaliatory.

Questions about nonretaliatory

What does nonretaliatory mean?
Nonretaliatory means not retaliatory.
What part of speech is nonretaliatory?
Nonretaliatory is an adjective.

Words near nonretaliatory in the dictionary

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

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