forestallment

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noun

The act or process of forestalling; a delay; hindrance; prevention; aversion.

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determentdeterrencepreclusion
OriginMiddle English forstallement →
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Meanings

nounforestallment (plural forestallments)

plural forestallments · alternative forestalment

  1. The act or process of forestalling; a delay; hindrance; prevention; aversion.

    One of the most important objects of our Schools, is the forestallment of crime, by bringing the minds of the children under proper influences, before they have become contaminated with vice, [...]

    1853, Boston (Mass.). School Committee, Report of the Annual Examination of the Public Schools

    Synonyms: determent, deterrence, preclusion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act or process of forestalling; a delay; hindrance; prevention; aversion.

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determentdeterrencepreclusion

Origin

  1. Middle Englishforstallement
  2. Englishforestallment

From Middle English forstallement, equivalent to forestall + -ment.

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APA

forestallment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forestallment

MLA

“forestallment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forestallment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forestallment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forestallment.

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