Legal Definitions - nonnegotiable

Nonnegotiable, adjective

1. (Of an agreement or term) not subject to change. Example: "The company's policy on safety is nonnegotiable."
2. (Of an instrument or note) incapable of transferring by indorsement or delivery. Example: "This check is nonnegotiable and can only be deposited into the account of the person it is made out to."

Nonnegotiable means that something cannot be changed or transferred. For example, if a company has a nonnegotiable policy on safety, it means that the policy cannot be changed or negotiated. Similarly, if a check is nonnegotiable, it means that it cannot be transferred to someone else.

Other examples of nonnegotiable things include nonnegotiable contracts, nonnegotiable rules, and nonnegotiable deadlines.