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hands-off

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. hands-off (adjective)
  2. hand off (verb)

hands–off

adj \ˈhan(d)z-ˈȯf\

Definition of HANDS-OFF

: characterized by noninterference <a hands–off policy toward the internal affairs of other nations>
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First Known Use of HANDS-OFF

1902

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