Nondisparagement

a nondisparagement clause/agreement

Mr. [Nicholas] Negroponte said eliminating the comparisons was required as part of a nondisparagement clause in the partnership agreement the two companies had signed.

Faced with his belief of such astounding potential for catastrophe, [Daniel] Kokotajlo observed within his exit documents what [Kelsey] Piper would detail in her story: If he didn’t sign a nondisparagement agreement, committing to never speaking negatively about the company, he would forfeit his vested equity.