"non-aggression principle" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} non-aggression principle
  1. (ethics, philosophy) The ethical principle asserting that initiating physical force against persons or their justly acquired property, or threatening to do so, is illegitimate. Wikipedia link: non-aggression principle Categories (topical): Ethics, Libertarianism, Philosophy Synonyms: non-aggression axiom, NAP [abbreviation], nonaggression principle Translations (Translations): principi de no-agressió (Catalan), 互不侵犯原則 (Chinese Mandarin), 互不侵犯原则 (Chinese Mandarin), princip neagrese (Czech), non-aggressionsprincippet (Danish), nonaggressioperiaate (Finnish), principe de non-agression (French), Nichtaggressionsprinzip (German), principio di non aggressione [masculine] (Italian), ikke-aggresjons-prinsippet (Norwegian), اصل عدم تجاوز (asl 'adam tajâvoz) (Persian), princípio da não-agressão [masculine] (Portuguese), принцип ненападения (princip nenapadenija) (Russian), principio de no agresión [masculine] (Spanish)

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