deterrent

This is supposed to act as a deterrent, but may be an incitement.

The Iranians thought they needed a credible nuclear deterrent, even if it was virtual, to assure the survival of their regime.

Prosecutors described the verdict and the sentencing as a “deterrent.”

Still, there may be a deterrent for women that is far less spoken about, at least in polite circles.

Concealed carry is good for responding to a crime in progress; open carry is a deterrent to it.

As an adjunct of the policy of the deterrent workhouse for the able-bodied, we have to note the coming-in of compulsory detection.

It is clear that a sentence of a year or two, or even more each time that a crime is committed, does not act as a deterrent.

To this it may be answered that punishment for crime is not intended to be retaliatory, but admonitory and deterrent.

It was the infinite pity of His heart that led Him to use a word which might prove the very strongest deterrent.

Quay accommodation is no object to such visitors; intricate navigation no deterrent.