\Neu*tral"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. neutralit['e].]
1. The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of
   being unengaged in contests between others; state of
   taking no part on either side; indifference.
         Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of
         public danger, desert the interest of their fellow
         subjects.                             --Addison.
2. Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor
   bad. [Obs.] --Donne.
3. (Chem.) The quality or state of being neutral. See
   {Neutral}, a., 4.
4. (International Law) The condition of a nation or
   government which refrains from taking part, directly or
   indirectly, in a war between other powers.
5. Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or
   states.
{Armed neutrality}, the condition of a neutral power, in time
   of war, which holds itself ready to resist by force any
   aggression of either belligerent.