Dissuading
/dɪˈsweɪdɪŋ/
Definitions
- (v. (ger.)) Present participle of dissuade, meaning to advise against or deter from a course of action.
The lawyer was dissuading the client from signing the contract without review.
Forms
- dissuade
- dissuades
- dissuaded
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Commentary
Dissuading is the gerund form used in legal contexts mostly to describe ongoing acts of advising against or deterring certain actions.
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