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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yokushiryoku
"厳しい罰則の脅威は、潜在的な犯罪者に対する抑止力として機能します。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.
"The threat of severe penalties serves as a deterrent to potential offenders." - 2
A factor that inhibits or restrains an action.
"High costs can act as a deterrent to investment in new technologies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'deterrere', composed of 'de-' (from, away) and 'terrere' (to frighten). Entering English in the 17th century, the term evolved from its literal sense of frightening away to its modern application as a mechanism or factor that discourages action.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Deterrent" is said worldwide
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dissuasion
Transliteration: dis-swa-zyon
"La menace de sanctions sévères sert de dissuasion aux délinquants potentiels."
Abschreckung
Transliteration: ab-shrek-kung
"Die Androhung harter Strafen dient als Abschreckung für potenzielle Täter."
dissuasione
Transliteration: dis-sua-zi-o-ne
"La minaccia di pene severe funge da dissuasione per i potenziali trasgressori."
disuasivo
Transliteration: di-sua-si-vo
"La amenaza de sanciones severas actúa como un disuasivo para los posibles infractores."
dissuasor
Transliteration: di-sua-sor
"A ameaça de penalidades severas serve como um dissuasor para potenciais infratores."
निवारक
Transliteration: nivaarak
"कठोर दंड की धमकी संभावित अपराधियों के लिए एक निवारक के रूप में कार्य करती है।"
威慑
Transliteration: wēi shè
"严厉惩罚的威胁对潜在的违法者起到了威慑作用。"
억제력
Transliteration: eokje-ryeok
"엄격한 처벌의 위협은 잠재적인 범죄자에게 억제력으로 작용한다."
抑止力
Transliteration: yokushiryoku
"厳しい罰則の脅威は、潜在的な犯罪者に対する抑止力として機能します。"
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