Nonbinding

adj

adj ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of non-binding. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "Klein diagnoses impressively what hasn’t worked. No more claptrap about fracked gas as a bridge to renewables. Enough already of the international summit meetings that produce sirocco-quality hot air, and nonbinding agreements that bind us all to more emissions."

Example

More examples

"The severity of the laws is mitigated by the nonbinding nature of their implementation."

Etymology

From non- + binding.

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