Legal Definition and Related Resources of Deterrence

Meaning of Deterrence

Synonyms of Deterrence

noun

abridgment
active discouragement
admonition
barrier
block
blockade
caveat
check
compulsion
constraint
constriction
contraindication
contretemps
control
curb
detainment
deterrent
discouragement
disincentive
dissuasion
extinguishment
forestalling
frustration
halt
hindrance
hurdle
impediment
impedition
inhibition
interference
intimidation
legal restraint
limitation
means of restraint
monition
obstacle
obstruction
opposition
preclusion
prevention
prohibition
propnylaxis
proscription
quashingrepression
resistance
restraint
restriction
stop
striction
stumbling block
suppression
thwarter Associated Concepts: deterrence of crime foreign phrases: Nemoprudenspunit utpraeterita revocentur
sed ut futura praeveniantur
No wise man punishes in order that past things may be revoked
but that future wrongs may be prevented
Poena ad paucos
metus ad omnesperveniat
If punishment be inflicted on a few
a fear comes to all

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Deterrence in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of deterrence.

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English Legal System: Deterrence

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Deterrence :

See punishment.

Notion of Deterrence

The meaning of Deterrence may be as follows: efforts of an actor to dissuade the opponent from doing something considered against the actor’s interests by making the costs of action outweigh the benefits with threat of punishment, the implicit or explicit purpose of this strategy was to avoid actually fighting war (also see defence)

Definition of Deterrence

The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Deterrence: As used in criminal justice, refers to crime prevention achieved through the fear of punishment. See: GENERAL DETERRENCE / SPECIFIC DETERRENCE in this legal dictionary and in the world encyclopedia of law.

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Notes and References

Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Deterrence. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada

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