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The answer DETERRENCE has 16 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of deterrence in various dictionaries:
noun - a negative motivational influence
noun - a communication that makes you afraid to try something
noun - the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety
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| From the Latin for "to frighten", it's one of the major purposes of capital punishment |
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| the action or the fact of deterring people from doing something: |
| Full bDefinitionb of bDETERRENCEb. : the act or process of bdeterringb: as. a : the inhibition of criminal behavior by fear especially of punishment. b : the maintenance of military power for the purpose of discouraging attack. |
| The action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences. |
| The act or a means of deterring. |
| Measures taken by a state or an alliance of states to prevent hostile action by another state. |
| the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety |
| a communication that makes you afraid to try something |
| a negative motivational influence |
| Deterrence might refer to |
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* Deterrence theory, a theory of war, especially regarding nuclear weapons * Deterrence (legal), a theory of justice * Deterrence (psychology), a psychological theory * Deterrence (film), a 1999 drama starring Kevin Pollak, depicting fictional events about nuclear brinkmanship |