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.

Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects. --Addison.

2. Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad. [Obs.]

--Donne.

3. (Chem.) The quality or state of being neutral. See Neutral, a., 4.

4. (International Law) The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.

5. Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)