debarment

noun

Definition of debarmentnext
as in deterrence

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  1. deterrence
  2. nullification
  3. neutralization
  4. prohibition
Noun
  • All deterrence is based on unpredictability, but it's also based on strength.
    Susan Page, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The big picture: The series of assassinations and other military operations in the region helped restore much of Israel's deterrence, which was shattered on Oct. 7.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of deterrence
Noun
  • Carter’s Civil Aeronautics Board Example Conscious nullification was uppermost in mind when the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 shuttered the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB).
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The first challenge to the court’s nullification of Kenyatta’s victory came almost immediately.
    Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2017
Definition of nullification
Noun
  • Specialist incident response providers can also assist in areas beyond the immediate neutralization of the attack, such as root cause analysis, to identify how the adversaries compromised your organization.
    Robert Harrison, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Its strategic goals should be the neutralization of the Iranian threat, Arab-Israeli peace, and a creative solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
    Ari Shavit, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2024
Definition of neutralization
Noun
  • That prohibition did not explicitly cover online sales, but the city of San Diego is one of a number of local governments that adopted laws to eliminate any potential loophole.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • There is no prohibition in statute of law that would keep a county from keeping their registrar's office open on the weekend to collect absentee ballots.
    Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of prohibition
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