abstinence
- Domaines
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- pharmacologie toxicomanie
- médecine santé publique
- Dernière mise à jour
Termes privilégiés :
- abstinence n. f.
- tempérance n. f.
Traductions
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anglais
Auteur : Office québécois de la langue française,Définition
A term of varying usage concerning alcohol and other drugs, originally meaning a commitment to total abstinence (the temperance pledge).
Note :
After the 1850s it often implied a commitment to local, national or global alcohol control, usually with the aim of eventual prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Termes :
- temperance
- abstinence