non-aggression principle

See also: nonaggression principle

English

Alternative forms

• NAP (abbreviation)
• nonaggression principle

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.

Usage notes

Widely mentioned by libertarians such as anarcho-capitalists.

Synonyms

• non-aggression axiom

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: principi de no-agressió
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 互不侵犯原則／互不侵犯原则

• Czech: princip neagrese
• Danish: non-aggressionsprincippet
• Finnish: nonaggressioperiaate
• French: principe de non-agression
• German: Nichtaggressionsprinzip
• Italian: principio di non aggressione m
• Norwegian: ikke-aggresjons-prinsippet
• Persian: اصل عدم تجاوز (asl 'adam tajâvoz)
• Portuguese: princípio da não-agressão m
• Russian: принцип ненападения (princip nenapadenija)
• Spanish: principio de no agresión m