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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
Derived Forms
- ˈٱپDzԾ, nounadjective
- ˈٱپDzˌ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ٱtDz· adjective
- ԴDzp·ٱtDz noun
- v··ٱtDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of protection1
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Example Sentences
In the UK, there are currently no legal restrictions on the purchase and ownership of stab protection products.
An immigration judge granted him a legal protection from deportation in 2019.
I think what's happening now, in terms of arbitrary deportations and concentration camps in areas beyond our constitutional protections, is un-American.
The building has been given further recognition and protection by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England.
While Harris didn’t mention Trump by name, she was clearly referring to rollbacks of protections for minorities, women, the LGBTQ+ community among others in her remarks.
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