preventive
61preventive — adj 1. prophylactic, preventative, deterrent; counteractive, neutralizing, shielding, protective. 2. hindering, hampering, impeding, impedimental, obstructive; interfering, intrusive, interruptive; inhibi tive, restrictive, constraining. n 3.… …
62preventive — pre·ven·tive …
63preventive — [prɪˈventɪv] adj done so that something does not become worse or turn into a problem …
64preventive — Used to prevent disease …
65preventive deployment — Diplomatic actions taken in advance of a predictable crisis to prevent or limit violence …
66preventive maintenance — The care and servicing by personnel for the purpose of maintaining equipment and facilities in satisfactory operating condition by providing for systematic inspection, detection, and correction of incipient failures either before they occur or… …
67preventive medicine — The anticipation, communication, prediction, identification, prevention, education, risk assessment, and control of communicable diseases, illnesses and exposure to endemic, occupational, and environmental threats. These threats include nonbattle …
68preventive war — A war initiated in the belief that military conflict, while not imminent, is inevitable, and that to delay would involve greater risk …
69preventive law — Law. consultation, as between lawyer and client, to prevent future litigation by dispensing legal advice, clarifying the terms of a contract, etc. * * * …
70preventive war — Mil. an attack against a possible enemy to prevent an attack by that enemy at a later time. Also called preemptive strike. [1630 40] * * * …