Examples of 'deterrence' in a sentence

Meaning of "deterrence"

Deterrence is the act of discouraging someone from taking a particular action by instilling fear of consequences or punishment
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  • The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred.
  • Action taken by states or alliances of nations against equally powerful alliances to prevent hostile action.
  • The art of producing in one's enemy the fear of attacking.
  • nuclear deterrence: discouraging nuclear attack through the threat of nuclear retaliation.

How to use "deterrence" in a sentence

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Deterrence from accessing services and treatment.
On that depend deterrence and effective prevention.
Deterrence and prevention for a safer home.
This method of deterrence has proved ineffective.
Deterrence is distinct from remediation and detection.
We will maintain deterrence at the minimum level.
Deterrence is the least provocative of all policies.
But nuclear deterrence may not be enough.
Deterrence as a sentencing principle would not be useful.
There is no credible deterrence without real sanctions.
Deterrence and coercion are not the same.
But even that is no deterrence for scammers.
Nuclear deterrence is the ultimate guarantee of that.
Implementing effective sanctions and deterrence mechanisms.
This deterrence logic produces a snowball effect.

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The era of mutual deterrence had arrived.
But deterrence is only half the message.
There is almost no deterrence for this crime.
Deterrence is one of the foundations of criminal law.
The failure of deterrence and prohibition policies.
We maintain a credible minimum nuclear deterrence capability.
Specific deterrence focuses on the individual in question.
A few matters can be raised within deterrence.
Nuclear deterrence can be the only answer.
It is a matter of justice and also a matter of deterrence.
Using deterrence to make the world safer.
Our conventional means of defence were sufficient deterrence.
Nuclear deterrence is the ultimate guarantee of this.
This would result in a stronger deterrence of infringements.
Detection and deterrence of laundering of proceeds of crime.
Measures for effective detection and deterrence.
Nuclear deterrence also was a key component of containment.
Take a weapon of assassination and call it deterrence.
Nuclear deterrence has become increasingly discredited.
Involved in the field of counterfeit deterrence systems.
There is a deterrence and awareness among people.
Another method of wildlife protection is deterrence or hazing.
The balance of deterrence has been achieved.
Increases severity of price war if deterrence fails.
Nuclear deterrence is an essential element of its defence policy.
Security lighting is another effective form of deterrence.
And it seems that deterrence really is needed.
Services will cover areas of nuclear deterrence.
This also acts as deterrence to fraud and malpractice.
They are prosecuting cases with deterrence in mind.
Nuclear deterrence reflected a security doctrine which was obsolete.
This strike may instead be a deterrence mechanism.
Nuclear deterrence does not work against such threats.
The present basic philosophy is nuclear deterrence.
I mean deterrence or simply frightening people.

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