deterrent
penghalang
definition
noun
Disulfiram is a well established drug that acts as a deterrent to drinking by blocking the metabolism of alcohol and thus flooding the body with the toxic substance acetaldehyde.
a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.
adjective
the deterrent effect of heavy prison sentences
able or intended to deter.
example
Cdr Lister has joined an elite band of men at the helm of Britain's nuclear 'deterrent' .
It is argued that police in uniform ‘provide a significant 'deterrent' to anti-social and criminal behaviour’.
Statistics prove that modesty is not a 'deterrent' to rape.
Last year this figure rose to 374 as the 'deterrent' effect of penalty points wore off.
We want to have a presence in various parts of the world because it has a healthy 'deterrent' effect.
In many instances, the police fail to take effective 'deterrent' action against rash and negligent driving.
Disulfiram is a well established drug that acts as a 'deterrent' to drinking by blocking the metabolism of alcohol and thus flooding the body with the toxic substance acetaldehyde.
Perhaps the 'deterrent' effect might make people who make this kind of disgusting threat think more than twice.
So North Korea must need some strong, powerful, physical, military nuclear 'deterrent' against America.
And the legal system generally takes the view that the value of using speech as evidence justifies this indirect 'deterrent' effect.
To believe that a nuclear 'deterrent' can do away with a conventional war is a difficult theory to subscribe to.
He concentrates on the British independent nuclear 'deterrent' , and concludes that it is an extravagance whose raison d' être expired with the Soviet Union.
He insisted on the development of a force de frappe, a nuclear 'deterrent' , which at the time was considered a quintessential underpinning of superpower status.
Their report points out that service personnel have no choice over whether or not weapons such as the nuclear 'deterrent' are used, as this lies in the control of the Prime Minister.
Amnesty says the death penalty is not a 'deterrent' to the drug trade as runners, rather than the kingpins, are most at risk of facing the gallows.
This should act as a 'deterrent' to other violent criminals in Sutton.
Certainty harsh punishment is necessary so that it will have a 'deterrent' effect.
The first raft of fines would soon have a 'deterrent' effect.
To the front of these again is the infamous crash barrier, which should act as a 'deterrent' to ramming but is already showing the dents brought on consistent efforts to get through.
Some experts argue that the 'deterrent' effect of a punishment like caning is more potent than the current penal system.
Some of his advisers believe you can go as low as 1,500 and still have a credible nuclear 'deterrent' , and think of the cost savings.
I'm pleased they are being imposed and more will follow to act as a 'deterrent' to others.
Penalty rates, which once acted as a limited 'deterrent' to employers demanding excessive overtime, were either scrapped or severely cut back.
Police believe this may result from the areas having fewer walkers, who act as eyes and ears for the police and whose presence may also be a 'deterrent' to thieves.
He said the case would also be appealed on the basis that the sentences are not reasonable, and do not constitute a 'deterrent' to such abuse.
If the punishment fails to reflect the devastation caused, public confidence and the 'deterrent' effect will be undermined.
The day of direct action was organised by campaign group Trident Ploughshares over a High Court judgement which ruled that Britain's nuclear 'deterrent' was not illegal.
These penalties will hopefully act as a 'deterrent' to anybody else thinking of abusing or assaulting a referee.
But a great deal of recent evidence strengthens the claim that capital punishment has large 'deterrent' effects.
There does not appear to be effective preventative or 'deterrent' measures to cope with this rise in attacks.
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