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protection
[ pruh-tek-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
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- a thing, person, or group that protects:
This vaccine is a protection against disease.
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- Insurance. coverage ( def 1 ).
- Informal.
- money paid to racketeers for a guarantee against threatened violence.
- bribe money paid to the police, politicians, or other authorities for overlooking criminal activity.
- Economics. protectionism.
- a document that assures safety from harm, delay, or the like, for the person, persons, or property specified in it.
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- Archaic. a document given by the U.S. customs authorities to a sailor traveling abroad certifying that the holder is a citizen of the U.S.
protection
/ əˈɛʃə /
noun
- the act of protecting or the condition of being protected
- something that protects
- the imposition of duties or quotas on imports, designed for the protection of domestic industries against overseas competition, expansion of domestic employment, etc
- Also calledprotectionism the system, policy, or theory of such restrictions Compare free trade
- a document that grants protection or immunity from arrest or harassment to a person, esp a traveller
- mountaineering security on a climb provided by running belays, etc
- informal.
- Also calledprotection money money demanded by gangsters for freedom from molestation
- freedom from molestation purchased in this way
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Derived Forms
- ˈٱپDzԾ, nounadjective
- ˈٱپDzˌ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms
- ·ٱtDz· adjective
- ԴDzp·ٱtDz noun
- v··ٱtDz noun
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of protection1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
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“There’s really no case to be made for rolling back these life-saving environmental protections,” she said.
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It will be spent on affordable housing and tenant protection efforts.
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A woman convicted of breaching an abortion clinic protection zone has said she will continue her "fight for free speech".
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In the UK, there are currently no legal restrictions on the purchase and ownership of stab protection products.
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An immigration judge granted him a legal protection from deportation in 2019.
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