Hypertext Webster Gateway: "deterrent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deterrent \De*ter"rent\, a. [L. deterrens, p. pr. of deterrere.
See {Deter}.]
Serving to deter. ``The deterrent principle.'' --E. Davis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deterrent \De*ter"rent\, n.
That which deters or prevents.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
deterrent
adj : tending to deter; "the deterrent effects of high prices"
n : something immaterial that interferes with or delays action
or progress [syn: {hindrance}, {impediment}, {handicap}]
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