non-binding

See also: nonbinding

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Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Germanic *ne
Proto-Indo-European *ís?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos
Proto-Germanic *ainaz
Proto-Germanic *nainaz
Proto-West Germanic *nain
Old English nān
Middle English non
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Old English nān
Old English nān-
Middle English non-
English non-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *bindaną
Proto-West Germanic *bindan
Old English bindan
Middle English bynden
Middle English -ynge
Middle English byndynge
English binding
English non-binding

    From non- + binding.

    Adjective

    non-binding (not comparable)

    1. (law) That does not bind the participants
      • 2021 December 29, “Labour demands NPR action after "rail betrayal"”, in RAIL, number 947, page 7:
        A non-binding vote on the Government's decision to scale back plans for HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail [...] took place in the House of Commons on December 8.
    2. (chemistry) Not involved in the formation of bonds

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