noun
neutrality (in a conflict); non-intervention
A yojijukugo used in political or diplomatic contexts to describe a state or party remaining neutral and not taking sides in a conflict or dispute.
その国は戦争中、局外中立を宣言した。
That country declared neutrality during the war.
局外中立の立場を守ることは難しい場合もある。
Maintaining a position of neutrality can sometimes be difficult.