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noun

Prevention n.

The act of going, or state of being, before. (Obs.) "The greater the distance, the greater the prevention."

Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought. (Obs.)

The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting. "Casca, be sudden, for we fear prevention."

Prejudice; prepossession. (A Gallicism)

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"Prevention" Quotes from Famous Books

... consider what is due to public discussion, and with an anxious desire not, from any prejudiced view of this subject, to stifle what may be a subject of legitimate inquiry. But there is another view of this subject, that Knowlton intended to reconcile with marriage the prevention of over-population. Upon the perusal of this work, I cannot bring myself to doubt that he honestly believed that the remedies he proposed were less evils than even celibacy or over-population on the one hand, or the prevention of marriage on the other hand—in that honesty of intention I ...

— Autobiographical Sketches • Annie Besant

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... office to see Rushton; if Hunter comes here, you say I told you to tell him that if I find the boy in that shop again without a fire, I'll report it to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. And as for you, if the boy comes out here to get more wood, don't you attempt to interfere ...

— The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists • Robert Tressell

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... under the pretended authority of said States, or under any other pretense, shall molest a vessel of the United States, or the persons or cargo on board of her, such person will be held amenable to the laws of the United States for the prevention and ...

— The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln • Francis Fisher Browne

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... by way of prevention, Mat, alive and in health, of his tombstone took care; For delays are unsafe, and his pious intention May haply be ...

— The Home Book of Verse, Vol. 4 (of 4) • Various

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... arms like Pat Rooney on the stage, and act as though they could whip their weight in wild cats. I got acquainted with the hospital steward, and he said if the boys were not careful they would all be down with the ague, and that an ounce of prevention was worth more than a pound of cure. I thought I would take advantage of his advice, so I fell in with the sick fellows the next morning, and when the doctor asked, "What's the matter?" I said "chills," and he said, "Take a swallow out of the red bottle." I took a swallow, and it was bitter, ...

— How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion - or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 • George W. Peck

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