prevention

DEFINITIONS OF: prevention

“money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza”

Types:: show 12 types...; hide 12 types...; averting
the act of preventing something from occurring; debarment
the act of prevention by legal means; disqualification
the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified; interception
the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving; non-proliferation, nonproliferation
the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons); forestalling, obviation, preclusion
the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively; prophylaxis
the prevention of disease; save
(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; crushing, quelling, stifling, suppression
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; suspension, temporary removal
a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc); recusal, recusation
(law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves; crackdown
severely repressive actions

Type of:: hinderance, hindrance, interference
the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

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