nondisparagement

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ disparagement.

Noun

nondisparagement (uncountable)

  1. (law) Not disparaging (a competitor, former employer, etc. as part of an agreement).
    Coordinate term: nondisclosure
    a nondisparagement clause/agreement
    • 2008 January 5, John Markoff, “Intel Quits Effort to Get Computers to Children”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Mr. [Nicholas] Negroponte said eliminating the comparisons was required as part of a nondisparagement clause in the partnership agreement the two companies had signed.
    • 2025, Karen Hao, Empire of AI, New York City: Penguin Press, →ISBN:
      Faced with his belief of such astounding potential for catastrophe, [Daniel] Kokotajlo observed within his exit documents what [Kelsey] Piper would detail in her story: If he didn’t sign a nondisparagement agreement, committing to never speaking negatively about the company, he would forfeit his vested equity.
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