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Precautionary principle

مبدأ الحيطة

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This term is under review by the dictionary reviewers. The Arabic rendering may still change.

English

Precautionary principle

The principle that lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason to postpone cost-effective measures to prevent serious or irreversible environmental harm.

العربية

مبدأ الحيطة

مبدأ يقضي بألا يُتخذ الافتقار إلى اليقين العلمي الكامل ذريعةً لتأجيل تدابير فعالة التكلفة لمنع ضرر بيئي جسيم أو لا يمكن تداركه.

Other renderings in use

النهج الوقائيمبدأ التحوط

The dictionary recommends the main term above; these alternatives appear in existing documents.

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