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41preventive detention — 1. the holding of someone in jail or in an institution because he or she is regarded as a danger to the community. 2. Eng. Law. imprisonment of habitual criminals for periods ranging from 5 to 14 years during which they are given corrective… …
42Preventive medicine — Medicine designed to avert and avoid disease. Screening for hypertension and treating it before it causes disease is good preventive medicine. Preventive medicine is a proactive approach. * * * preventive medicine n a branch of medical science… …
43preventive medicine — noun the branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease (Freq. 1) the medical establishment doesn t profit from preventive medicine • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑practice of medicine * * * noun : a branch of medical science dealing with methods… …
44preventive maintenance — profilaktinė techninė priežiūra statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Sisteminga ir (ar) nustatyta priežiūra, kuri mažina gedimų tikimybę. atitikmenys: angl. preventive maintenance pranc. maintenance préventive ryšiai: dar žiūrėk – atkuriamasis… …
45preventive 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] * * * preventive war, an aggressive war waged against another nation, supposedly started in anticipation of… …
46Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services — In the United States Military, Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services, or PMCS, are the checks, service and maintenance performed before, during, and after any type of movement, or before the use of all types of military equipment. Every… …
47Preventive Security Service — The Preventive Security Service ( ar. الأمن الوقائي) is the official security apparatus of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). It was established in 1994 by Yasser Arafat in accordance with the Oslo Accords. It plays a role similar to a… …
48preventive, preventative — One way to ease their difficulties, they decided, was to practice preventative medicine (Economist). Preventative is not incorrect, but preventive is shorter …
49preventive, preventative — One way to ease their difficulties, they decided, was to practice preventative medicine (Economist). Preventative is not incorrect, but preventive is shorter …
50preventive 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… …
