dissuasion

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He previously sued CNN, accusing the network of playing a part in a "campaign of dissuasion in the form of libel and slander against" him, seeking $475 million in punitive damages.

From Salon

Without that instrument of dissuasion at the U.S. border, there is concern migrant arrivals could again become unmanageable.

From Seattle Times

There, “dissuasion commissions” pressure anyone caught using drugs to seek treatment.

From Washington Times

People caught with drugs in Portugal are given a summons to appear before a “drug dissuasion” group, made up of a doctor, a social worker and a legal expert.

From Seattle Times

The brief lays out a three-pronged approach: deterrence against North Korean military threats, dissuasion of the regime’s nuclear pursuits through sanctions and pressure, and diplomacy to re-engage Pyongyang in disarmament talks.

From Washington Post