Neu*tral"i*ty (?), n.
[Cf. F. neutralité.]
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.
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