forestallment

noun

forestallment

noun

Etymology From Middle English forstallement, equivalent to forestall + -ment.

1

The act or process of forestalling; a delay; hindrance; prevention; aversion.

One of the most important objects of our Schools, is the forestallment of crime, by bringing the minds of the children under proper influences, before they have become contaminated with vice, [...]1853, Boston (Mass.). School Committee, Report of the Annual Examination of the Public Schools:

Synonyms: determent, deterrence, preclusion

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