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Prophylactic
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prophylactic adj
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: designed or tending to prevent harm or wrong [a rule against profiting from inside information]
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.