forestallment means the act or process of forestalling; a delay; hindrance; prevention; aversion. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From Middle English forstallement, equivalent to forestall + -ment.
noun
- 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, [...]”