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forestallments

forestallments is the plural of forestallment.

Meaning of forestallment

Noun

forestallment (plural forestallments)

  1. 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, [...]1853, Boston (Mass.). School Committee, Report of the Annual Examination of the Public Schools

Questions about forestallments

What is forestallments the plural of?
Forestallments is the plural of forestallment.

Words near forestallments in the dictionary

  1. forestalleth
  2. forestalling
  3. forestallingly
  4. forestallings
  5. forestallment
  6. forestallments
  7. forestalls
  8. forestalment
  9. forestalments
  10. forestals
  11. forestand

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