nonimportation
/ˌnɑnɪmˌpɔrˈteɪʃən/
noun
- The act or policy of refusing to import goods from another country, often as a form of protest or economic pressure.
- Nonimportation agreements were a key tactic during the American Revolution.
- Some modern activists call for nonimportation of goods made with child labor.
- The colonists organized a nonimportation of British tea to protest the taxes.
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