deterrent
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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
A fine of £200, plus damages of £100 may be a 'deterrent' to others.
Not only does it mean police have photographic evidence of offenders which can be used in court, but the van has a 'deterrent' effect.
This should act as a 'deterrent' to other violent criminals in Sutton.
So North Korea must need some strong, powerful, physical, military nuclear 'deterrent' against America.
The lack of ‘Canadian experience’ as a 'deterrent' to good jobs hovers over the immigrants much too long.
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.
It is argued that police in uniform ‘provide a significant 'deterrent' to anti-social and criminal behaviour’.
I'm pleased they are being imposed and more will follow to act as a 'deterrent' to others.
He concentrates on the British independent nuclear 'deterrent' , and concludes that it is an extravagance whose raison d' être expired with the Soviet Union.
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.
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.
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.
Last year this figure rose to 374 as the 'deterrent' effect of penalty points wore off.
As a 'deterrent' to boatpeople, the mindless sabre-rattling by the Australian government is utterly futile.
In many instances, the police fail to take effective 'deterrent' action against rash and negligent driving.
Perhaps the 'deterrent' effect might make people who make this kind of disgusting threat think more than twice.
Some experts argue that the 'deterrent' effect of a punishment like caning is more potent than the current penal system.
Penalty rates, which once acted as a limited 'deterrent' to employers demanding excessive overtime, were either scrapped or severely cut back.
He said cameras would have a powerful 'deterrent' effect on criminals by being dotted around the town.
Footage has led to convictions, and the van also has a 'deterrent' effect.
An independent nuclear 'deterrent' , the Force de Frappe, was a prestigious symbol of this new policy.
There does not appear to be effective preventative or 'deterrent' measures to cope with this rise in attacks.
We want 'deterrent' sentences to prevent crime as the current laws are not stringent enough.
Finally, France decided to build its own nuclear 'deterrent' .
These penalties will hopefully act as a 'deterrent' to anybody else thinking of abusing or assaulting a referee.
The first raft of fines would soon have a 'deterrent' effect.
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.
To believe that a nuclear 'deterrent' can do away with a conventional war is a difficult theory to subscribe to.
There is substantial doubt that capital punishment has any significant 'deterrent' effect.
Cdr Lister has joined an elite band of men at the helm of Britain's nuclear 'deterrent' .
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