Definitions for deterrence
dɪˈtɜr əns, -ˈtʌr-, -ˈtɛr-de·ter·rence

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. disincentive, deterrencenoun

   a negative motivational influence

2. determent, deterrence, intimidationnoun

   a communication that makes you afraid to try something

3. deterrencenoun

   the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deterrencenoun

   The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred

2. deterrencenoun

   Action taken by states or alliances of nations against equally powerful alliances to prevent hostile action

3. deterrencenoun

   The art of producing in one's enemy the fear to attack

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deterrence

   Deterrence is a strategy or policy designed to discourage or prevent an individual, group, or nation from engaging in undesirable or harmful actions. This is typically achieved through the threat of punishment or negative consequences. In a broader sense, deterrence can be applicable in diverse areas such as law enforcement, military strategy, or even personal behavior.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deterrencenoun

   that which deters; a deterrent; a hindrance

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deterrence

   Deterrence is the use of punishment as a threat to deter people from offending. Deterrence is often contrasted with retributivism, which holds that punishment is a necessary consequence of a crime and should be calculated based on the gravity of the wrong done. The concept of deterrence has two key assumptions: the first is that specific punishments imposed on offenders will "deter" or prevent them from committing further crimes; the second is that fear of punishment will prevent others from committing similar crimes. The notion of deterrence underlines the criminal justice systems in most democratic societies, although punishment and incarceration traditionally have a variety of goals – including incapacitation, punishment, deterrence and rehabilitation. In the United States in particular, sentencing policy initiatives have often been enacted with the goal of enhancing the deterrent effect. Under the rubric of "getting tough on crime", policies such as "mandatory minimums", "truth in sentencing", and "three strikes and you’re out" have been designed to deter offending with the threat of substantial terms of imprisonment.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deterrence

   The prevention from action by fear of the consequences. Deterrence is a state of mind brought about by the existence of a credible threat of unacceptable counteraction.

Matched Categories

1. • Discouragement
   • Hindrance
   • Rational Motive

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deterrence in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deterrence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of deterrence in a Sentence

1. Zhang Baohui:

   Vietnam is working the U.S. into an enhanced deterrence strategy, to enhance its relations with China, they have to play the U.S. card.

2. Mike Pompeo:

   When they had Russian cyber attacks and they shut down the Colonial Pipeline, we told them you can only attack certain sectors but 16 are off-limits. When we left Afghanistan the way we did. Those were the places where the administration had the chance to establish deterrence. Putin saw this, i think they don’t see President Biden as credible.

3. White House:

   DOD is building the concepts, capabilities and posture necessary to meet these challenges, working in concert with the interagency and our allies and partners to ensure our deterrence is integrated across domains, theaters and the spectrum of conflict.

4. Kim Jong:

   The adoption of laws and regulations related to the national nuclear force policy is a remarkable event as it's our declaration that we legally acquired war deterrence as a means of national defense.

5. Koh Yu-hwan:

   Considering the fact that North Korea said the 7-minute test conducted last night was to bolster the strategic nuclear deterrence, the test would likely be related to ICBMs, which North Korea considers a strategic weapon to defend North Korea from adversaries including the United States, north Korea is close to issuing an ultimatum toward United States to come to the negotiating table with new calculations or to return to developing nuclear weapons.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=deterrence
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deterrence
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deterrence
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=deterrence
6. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf