Prevent
31prevent*/*/*/ — [prɪˈvent] verb [T] 1) to stop something from happening Rubber seals are fitted to prevent gas from escaping.[/ex] 2) to stop someone from doing something The owner is prevented by law from making any major changes.[/ex] …
32prevent — /prəˈvɛnt / (say pruh vent) verb (t) 1. to keep from occurring; hinder. 2. to hinder (a person, etc.), as from doing something: there is nothing to prevent us from going. 3. Rare to cut off beforehand or debar (a person, etc.), as from something …
33prevent crime — index police Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
34prevent from being discovered — index enshroud Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
35prevent from being seen — index enshroud Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
36prevent offenses against the state — index police Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
37prevent passage — index clog, shut Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
38prevent publication — index censor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
39prevent temporarily — index hinder Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
40prevent a plea — prevent an argument, stop a plea from taking place …