non-aggression principle

See also: nonaggression principle

English

Alternative forms

NAP (abbreviation)

Noun

non-aggression principle

(ethics, philosophy) The ethical principle asserting that initiating physical force against persons or their justly acquired property, or threatening to do so, is illegitimate.

Usage notes

Widely mentioned by libertarians.

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Translations

Catalan: principi de no-agressió
Chinese:
Mandarin: 互不侵犯原則
Czech: princip neagrese
Danish: non-aggressionsprincippet
French: principe de non-agression
German: Nichtaggressionsprinzip

Italian: principio di non aggressione m
Norwegian: ikke-aggresjons-prinsippet
Persian: اصل عدم تجاوز‎‎, nonaggressioperiaate‎‎
Portuguese: princípio da não agressão m
Russian: принцип ненападения (princip nenapadenija)
Spanish: principio de no agresión m

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