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prevention

[ pri-ven-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of preventing; effectual hindrance.
  2. This serum is a prevention against disease.



prevention

/ ɪˈɛʃə /

noun

  1. the act of preventing
  2. a hindrance, obstacle, or impediment
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prevention1

1520–30; < Late Latin 𱹱Գپō- (stem of 𱹱Գپō ) a forestalling. See prevent, -ion
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Gould was made subject to a seven-year sexual harm prevention order meaning he cannot contact girls under 18.

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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".

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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.

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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.

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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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