Current law prevents people from fighting back if they can leave the scene of violence safely.
Though the enemy be stronger in numbers, we may prevent him from fighting.
It did not prevent members from fighting about the dominance over the temples.
I thought it was the sort of injury that could prevent him from fighting again.
"Be careful to avoid the mistake of lying: it will prevent you from fighting the evil inside yourself."
The operating system also has to prevent two programs from fighting over which one gets to use the processor.
"Oh, can't you do something to prevent them from fighting, Sara?"
Laurence can prevent them from fighting but the situation between the families is more tensed than ever.
Sometimes the police intervened to prevent the factions from fighting.
They could not make sure, perhaps, of doing so tough a young fellow an injury which would certainly prevent him from fighting.