Prevention

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Prejudice; prepossession.

II. Prevention ·noun The act of going, or state of being, before.

III. Prevention ·noun Anticipation; ·esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought.

IV. Prevention ·noun The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.