'Armed neutrality' definitions:

Definition of 'Armed neutrality'

From: GCIDE
  • Neutrality \Neu*tral"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. neutralit['e].]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad. [Obs.] --Donne. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Chem.) The quality or state of being neutral. See Neutral, a., 4. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (International Law) The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]