DETERRENCE


Meaning of DETERRENCE in English

/di terr"euhns, -tur"-, -ter"-/ , n.

the act of deterring, esp. deterring a nuclear attack by the capacity or threat of retaliating.

[ 1860-65; DETERR(ENT) + -ENCE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .