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dissuasion

[ dih-swey-zhuhn ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of dissuading.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dissuasion1

1520–30; < Latin »å¾±²õ²õ³ÜÄå²õ¾±Å²Ô- (stem of »å¾±²õ²õ³ÜÄå²õ¾±Å ) a speaking against, equivalent to »å¾±²õ²õ³ÜÄå²õ ( us ) (past participle of dissuÄdÄ“re; dissuÄd- ( dissuade ) + -tus past participle suffix) + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion
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People caught with drugs in Portugal aren’t sent to criminal courts, but they’re given a summons to go before a “drug dissuasion†group with a doctor, a social worker and a legal expert.

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Instead, she said, the Scottish government should be focusing not just on harm reduction but also on treatment, prevention, dissuasion and reintegration of users into society.

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The dissuasion commissions that were supposed to encourage people to seek help no longer play much of a role.

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District Court in Fort Lauderdale, Fla, alleged a “campaign of dissuasion in the form of libel and slander†that, Mr. Trump asserted, had escalated “as CNN fears the plaintiff will run for president in 2024.â€

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Initially, the employers countered the organizing campaigns with criticism of unions and other means of dissuasion.

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