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forestallment

noun

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from forstallement

Definitions

  1. The act or process of forestalling

    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, [...]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA