debarment

noun

Definition of debarmentnext
as in deterrence

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  1. deterrence
  2. nullification
  3. neutralization
  4. prohibition
Noun
  • Five years later, the threat of a direct confrontation between the U.S. and Iran remains substantial as Tehran weighs its options to maintain deterrence in the midst of an ongoing conflict across the region.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
  • The result is a hollow form of internationalism that has sometimes resulted in disastrous failures of deterrence.
    Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of deterrence
Noun
  • That makes jury sympathy or nullification more likely.
    Erin Keller, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of nullification
Noun
  • Twenty-three years later, Uvalde proved that the priority must still be placed upon neutralization, regardless of equipment, armor and personnel training.
    Ryan Maxin, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Jan. 2024
  • 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
Definition of neutralization
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  • For example, Goldwater Institute's claim that the increase in the bed tax constitutes an unconstitutional tax on a service misconstrues the Arizona Constitution's prohibition on tax increases for services.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The current version of the policy maintains prohibitions on Holocaust denials, Blackface, insinuations about Jewish people controlling the media.
    Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of prohibition
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