prevention

Plural

preventions

1. 1.The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.

   • Casca, be sudden, for we fear prevention.
   • In the next few days we'll announce the administration's new strategy for the prevention of drug abuse and drug trafficking.
   • But no Man Pities another for any Evil lying upon Him, which he would not help, but which he could not. One is his Burden, the other his Choice; Vertually at least, since he might have Chosen its Prevention.

2. 2.Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc.).

   • Whatever cures are known, and preventions that are practiced now, could have been common knowledge centuries ago.

3. 3.precaution; forethought.

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• prevent