prevención

Definitions of prevención
  1. noun
    the act of preventing
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    evitación
    the act of preventing something from occurring
    descalificación
    the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified
    anticipación
    the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
    profilaxis
    the prevention of disease
    parada
    (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
    represión, supresión
    forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
    suspensión, suspensión temporal
    a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
    recusación
    (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
    contra
    severely repressive actions
    type of:
    interferencia, obstaculización, obstrucción
    the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
  2. noun
    a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained
    synonyms: cuartel
  3. noun
    judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
    synonyms: miramiento, ojo, precaución, premeditación, previsión, primor, providencia, prudencia, recaudo, tiento
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