noun
- plural of nonimportation; instances or policies of refusing to import goods, especially as a form of protest or economic pressure
Usage: often used in historical contexts, particularly regarding colonial American resistance to British trade policies; can refer to formal agreements or informal practices
Examples
- The colonists organized nonimportations of British goods to protest the Stamp Act.
- Nonimportations became a powerful political tool in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
- Merchants agreed to support nonimportations as a way to pressure Parliament into repealing unfair taxes.
- The effectiveness of nonimportations demonstrated the economic power of consumer resistance.
- Historical records show that nonimportations agreements were signed by many colonial merchants.