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prevention
[ pri-ven-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of preventing; effectual hindrance.
- a preventive:
This serum is a prevention against disease.
prevention
/ ɪˈɛʃə /
noun
- the act of preventing
- a hindrance, obstacle, or impediment
Other Word Forms
- ԴDzp·tDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of prevention1
Example Sentences
Gould was made subject to a seven-year sexual harm prevention order meaning he cannot contact girls under 18.
But the National Education Union says the current system "does not allow for enough time for important matters to be sufficiently discussed and addressed, such as knife crime prevention".
After a slow start, ULA, as it’s called for short, is on track to raise half a billion dollars or more annually for housing and homeless prevention programs.
The party said under its plans, only senior officers would be allowed to record NCHIs in clearly defined circumstances, such as the prevention or investigation or actual crimes.
Coroner Isobel Thistlethwaite has now issued a prevention of future deaths report calling for the government to ensure appropriate warnings are issued on lap belts, which are categorised as "high risk" equipment by the NHS.
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