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| angary |
the legal right of a state or nation at war to seize, destroy, or otherwise use the property of a neutral state, provided proper compensation is made. |
| blended whiskey |
a blend of two straight whiskeys, or of one with neutral spirits in which the hundred-proof straight whiskey constitutes at least twenty percent of the combined volume. |
| buffer state |
a neutral country located between two potentially hostile countries and regarded as helping to discourage war. |
| contraband of war |
war materials, such as weapons and ammunition, that may be confiscated by either side when transported to the other from a neutral government. |
| hypophosphate |
a salt or neutral ester of hypophosphoric acid. |
| indifferent |
without preference or prejudice; impartial; neutral. [1/4 definitions] |
| kaon |
in physics, a meson that is positive, negative, or neutral and that is the product of a high-energy collision; K meson. |
| lodgment |
a military foothold or position gained in enemy or sometimes neutral territory. [1/3 definitions] |
| neut.2 |
abbreviation of "neutral." |
| neutrality |
the condition or status of being neutral. [1/2 definitions] |
| neutralize |
to cause to be neutral. [2/3 definitions] |
| pion |
any of three subatomic particles in the nucleus of an atom that have a positive, negative, or neutral charge and a mass 270 times that of an electron. |
| right of search |
the right of a nation at war to stop and search a neutral ship on the open sea. |
| spoliation |
the act or practice of seizing others' goods, such as the plundering of neutral ships by the navy of a warring nation. [1/2 definitions] |
| trim |
to be cautiously neutral or adjust one's opinions so as not to offend anyone. [1/13 definitions] |
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