DETERRENCES Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

deterrences

noun

plural of deterrence

as in discouragements

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Right-leaning lawmakers have also expressed their wish to curtail individual rulings from Supreme Court justices, who have often suspended laws, issued sweeping injunctions and made high-impact orders without the authorization of the full bench.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Another Supreme Court case made injunctions — the court orders that companies historically relied on to halt patent infringement — significantly harder to secure.

— Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

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