deterrent

Voir aussi : déterrent

Anglais

Étymologie

Composé de deter et -ent.

Adjectif

deterrent /di.ˈte.ɹənt/

1. Dissuasif.
   • Evidence on the deterrent effect of capital punishment is important for many.

Nom commun

Singulier	Pluriel
deterrent /di.'te.ɹənt/	deterrents /di.'te.ɹənts/

deterrent

1. Dissuasion, chose qui empêche ou dissuade de faire quelque chose.

   Before becoming Governor, I supported the death penalty because of my firm conviction that it would act as a significant deterrent. — (George E. Pataki, USA Today, 1997)

2. Force de dissuasion (nucléaire).

   “The world has moved on, you need to move with it,” Clegg told Brown and Cameron over their defence of keeping Britain's independent nuclear deterrent. — (Anna Tomforde, article « New kid on the block is 'winner' of big debate », Deutsche Presse-Agentur, 16 avril 2010.)

Apparentés étymologiques

• deterrence