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nonretribution

nonretribution noun: absence of retribution; a policy of not retaliating.

Noun

nonretribution (uncountable)

  1. Absence of retribution; a policy of not retaliating.

Origin of nonretribution

From non- + retribution.

Questions about nonretribution

What does nonretribution mean?
Nonretribution means absence of retribution; a policy of not retaliating.
What part of speech is nonretribution?
Nonretribution is a noun.

Words near nonretribution in the dictionary

  1. nonretractable
  2. nonretractile
  3. nonretracting
  4. nonretraction
  5. nonretrenchment
  6. nonretribution
  7. nonretributive
  8. nonretrievable
  9. nonretroactive
  10. nonretroactivity
  11. nonretrofitted

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