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Which is a more horrifying deterrent: a $500 fine for soliciting a prostitute or the thought of your friends and family ogling you on www.HookersAndJohns.com?†
p. 18.6 *

deterrent = something that discourages something not wanted
Information is a beacon, a cudgel, an olive branch, a deterrent—all depending on who wields it and how.†
p. 63.8
Harsh prison terms have been shown to act as both deterrent (for the would-be criminal on the street) and prophylactic (for the would-be criminal who is already locked up).†
p. 121.9
Any parent who has ever said to a recalcitrant child, "Okay, I'm going to count to ten and this time I'm really going to punish you, —knows the difference between deterrent and empty threat.†
p. 123.3
Assume for a moment that the death penalty is a deterrent.†
p. 123.8
And because the death penalty is rarely given for crimes other than homicide, its deterrent effect cannot account for a speck of decline in other violent crimes.†
p. 124.3
Not only did all those police act as a deterrent, but they also provided the manpower to imprison criminals who might have otherwise gone uncaught.†
p. 126.3
One deterrent that has proven moderately effective is a stiff increase in prison time for anyone caught in possession of an illegal gun.†
p. 132.3

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