deterrent
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adjective \-ənt, -rənt\Definition of DETERRENT
1
: serving to deter <a deterrent effect>
2
: relating to deterrence <a deterrent view of punishment>
— deterrent noun
— de·ter·rent·ly adverb
See Origin of DETERRENT
Latin deterrent-, deterrens, present participle of deterrēre to deter
First Known Use: 1829
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