Antonyms & Near Antonyms for deterrence. allowance, permission,
sufferance
, toleration.
What is the antonyms of deterrent?
- assistance.
- help.
- encouragement.
- catalyst.
- incentive.
What’s the opposite of deterrence?
| encouragement promotion | start clearance | assistance aid | continuation support | persuasion |
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What is another word for deterrence?
| prevention discouragement | inhibition obstruction | determent hindrance | intimidation limitation | obviation preclusion |
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What is the synonym and antonym of deterrent?
Princeton’s WordNet.
hindrance
, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicapadjective. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress. Antonyms: permissive.
What does deterrence mean?
: the act or process of deterring: such as. a : the
inhibition of criminal behavior
by fear especially of punishment. b : the maintenance of military power for the purpose of discouraging attack nuclear deterrence.
What is an example of deterrent?
Deterrent is defined as something that prevents or blocks. An example of a deterrent is
heavy traffic that keeps the traveler from quickly getting to their destination
. The definition of deterrent is acting to stop or prevent.
How do you use a deterrent?
- My daughter views the loss of cellphone privileges as a cruel deterrent against having bad grades.
- When I saw the security guard in the store, I knew he was there as a theft deterrent.
- The stop sign on the corner is supposed to be a deterrent that discourages speeding.
What is the synonym of defer?
Some common synonyms of defer are
postpone, stay, and suspend
. While all these words mean “to delay an action or proceeding,” defer implies a deliberate putting off to a later time.
What means disincentive?
noun.
something that discourages or deters
; deterrent: High interest rates and government regulations are disincentives to investment.
What are the 2 types of deterrence?
The two types of deterrence are
specific and general deterrence
.
Why is deterrence important?
Under the economic theory of deterrence,
an increase in the cost of crime should deter people from committing the crime
, and there is evidence that individuals who believe they are likely to be arrested and punished are less likely to commit a crime than those who do not expect to be captured or punished.
What is the general deterrence theory?
General deterrence can be defined as
the impact of the threat of legal punishment on the public at large
. … Thus, general deterrence results from the perception of the public that traffic laws are enforced and that there is a risk of detection and punishment when traffic laws are violated.
What is deterrence law?
Deterrence —
the crime prevention effects of the threat of punishment
— is a theory of choice in which individuals balance the benefits and costs of crime.
What is the synonym of didactic?
instructive
, instructional, educational, educative, informative, informational, doctrinal, preceptive, teaching, pedagogic, academic, scholastic, tuitional. edifying, improving, enlightening, illuminating, heuristic. pedantic, moralistic, homiletic.
Is Obviation a word?
The
act of preventing
: determent, deterrence, forestallment, preclusion, prevention.
