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DETERRENT EXAMPLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deterrent example mean? 

DETERRENT EXAMPLE (noun)
  The noun DETERRENT EXAMPLE has 1 sense:

1. punishment intended as a warning to othersplay

  Familiarity information: DETERRENT EXAMPLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DETERRENT EXAMPLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Punishment intended as a warning to others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

deterrent example; example; lesson; object lesson

Context example:

they decided to make an example of him

Hypernyms ("deterrent example" is a kind of...):

admonition; monition; warning; word of advice (cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness))


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